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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (ML Platform)

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 4+ years

📍 Location: CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT, all other U.S. states

💸 Salary: 169000.0 - 240000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Financial Technology

🏢 Company: Affirm👥 1001-5000💰 Post-IPO Equity almost 4 years ago🫂 Last layoff almost 2 years agoLendingFinancial ServicesPaymentsFinTech

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 4+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSBackend DevelopmentPythonKotlinKubernetesMachine LearningMySQL

Requirements:
  • 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
  • Experience developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Ability to define technical plans for significant features with elegant designs.
  • Proficiency in making significant changes in large code bases safely.
  • Proactive in seeking feedback and demonstrating growth ownership.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with global teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities:
  • You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team.
  • Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
  • Ensure support throughout delivery and collaborate with product management, design & analytics.
  • Identify project, process, technology or business issues and advocate for solutions.
  • Create and monitor metrics for your team's artifacts and support operations.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership and set code review standards.
  • Develop talent by providing feedback and guidance.
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