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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (CI/CD)

Affirm is a fintech company focused on reinventing credit to offer consumers flexible, honest buy now pay later options without hidden fees. The Developer Productivity team enables engineers by improving CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and release engineering to accelerate software development.

Skills

  • Design, develop and launch backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
  • Build and maintain highly available distributed systems with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and containerization.
  • Experience with scalable infrastructure components including CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins, Buildkite, GitHub Actions.
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code with extensible design principles.
  • Experience safely managing significant changes in large codebases with tooling and best practices.
  • Strong verbal and written communication for effective global collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver quarterly goals for the team while guiding engineers through ambiguous, open-ended challenges.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics during product development to articulate technical constraints and risks.
  • Identify project, process, technology or business issues and lead efforts to resolve them.
  • Support operational availability by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating issues, and participating in on-call rotations.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership through code review, design standards, and sharing best practices across teams.
  • Develop team talent by providing feedback, mentorship, and leading by example.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

  • 100% subsidized medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family forming expenses.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules for work-life balance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allowing purchase of company shares at a discount.
  • Inclusive and accommodating interview process for candidates with disabilities.
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DATE POSTED
July 28, 2025
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