Staff Software Engineer - Backend (Deal Reporting) Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer - Backend to join our Deal Reporting team at Affirm. This remote position allows you to work from anywhere in Spain while contributing to our mission of reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building integrations, services, and testing infrastructure that power the funding of every Affirm loan.

What You'll Do

• Set the technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale, ensuring alignment with critical, business-impacting projects.
• Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle, working closely with product management, design, and analytics to ensure technical sustainability.
• Act as a force-multiplier for your team by defining and advocating for technical solutions and operational processes.
• Take ownership of your team’s operations and availability by implementing effective monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards, and advocating for them beyond your team.
• Develop talent on your team through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
• Participate in an on-call rotation as a requirement of the role.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• Extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong knowledge of Apache Spark and its inner workings.
• Experience with task orchestration systems like Airflow or Temporal is a plus.
• Proven ability to deliver major features and system components through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
• Ability to write high-quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a remote-first company culture.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies.

What We Offer

• Base pay range: €101,000 - €131,000 per year.
• Equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc.
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle.
• Wellness days to recharge.
• Learning & Development programs to help you grow.
• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.