Senior Software Engineer

What You'll Do:

• Design and develop software for the consumer facing mobile and web application;

• Create tools and libraries that provide foundational functionality for, or in support of, the core consumer facing web and mobile applications;

• Maintain, improve, test, build, and release pipelines;

• Incorporate needs and opinions from stakeholders, advocating for ideas and initiatives;

• Provide guidance on core application architectural decisions and driving implementation;

• Work with engineers across the organization on project definition, technical specification, task break-down, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance;

• Generate designs for new functionalities that are robust, maintainable and scalable;

• Write code that can be understood and leveraged by others, and meet the demands of the business’s rapid growth;

• Provide support on questions about the consumer facing application implementation and the tooling built around the app; and

• Mentor less-experienced members of the team by helping them with code review and setting up best coding practices.

• May telecommute

What we look for:

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Software Engineering, Information Management or related field and 5 years of experience in the following:

• Building software using modern programming languages such as Kotlin, Python, or equivalent;

• Designing full stack software solutions that are robust, maintainable, and scalable;

• Leveraging software engineering best-practices such as Source Control, Agile Methodology, or Code Reviews to develop and deploy projects within an agreed upon timeline;

• Debugging code issues utilizing logging and monitoring systems and stack trace analysis;

• Writing technical specifications for software features, discussing tradeoffs and breaking down complex concepts into actionable work items;

• Developing backend features including APIs (application programming interfaces), data schemas, data stores, and algorithms;

• Ensuring code quality and system health via automated and manual test coverage, debugging, and "on-call rotations"; and

• Participating in recruiting efforts via conducting interviews and writing or presenting technical content.

Base Pay Grade – N

Equity Grade - 6

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $206,315 - $240,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $206,315 - $219,000

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