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Senior Software Engineer (Capacity Engineering)

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 4+ years

📍 Location: US

💸 Salary: 169000.0 - 240000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Financial Technology (FinTech)

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

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 4+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSPythonKotlinKubernetesMySQL

Requirements:
  • 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
  • Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with load testing frameworks like Locust.
  • Experience with modeling and capacity planning for high traffic events.
  • Proficient in making significant changes in a large code base.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities:
  • You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team.
  • Lead engineers to solve open-ended problems and ensure support throughout delivery.
  • Collaborate with peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle.
  • Proactively identify and lead in solving project or business issues.
  • Create and monitor metrics to support operations and availability.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership through code review standards.
  • Help develop talent by providing feedback and guidance.
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