Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Online Storage)

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💎 Seniority level: Senior, 10+ years

📍 Location: United States

💸 Salary: 232000.0 - 310000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Software Development

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 10+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSBackend DevelopmentDockerLeadershipPythonSQLCloud ComputingKotlinKubernetesMySQLAlgorithmsData StructuresGoRustCI/CDProblem SolvingRESTful APIsMentoringTerraformMicroservicesExcellent communication skillsAnsibleData modelingSoftware EngineeringData management

Requirements:

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering complex software solutions that improve availability, performance and scalability of the infrastructure
6+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL and Distributed SQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts and experience with technologies like consensus algorithms, distributed transactions, and data replication.
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify, and resolve complex technical challenges and establish long-lasting solutions/processes.
Proficiency in at least two of Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, with a strong emphasis on clean, maintainable code.
Demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to inspire and guide others.
You drive innovation in the platforms you build and operate, and have experience contributing to open-source projects.
Strong proficiency in operating automation tools to manage database infra like Terraform and Ansible.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain core components of OnStor's cloud-based data management platform, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
Leverage your deep knowledge of MySQL and Distributed SQL to optimize database performance, ensure data integrity, and implement efficient data access patterns.
Tackle the challenges of large-scale distributed systems, including data partitioning, replication, and consistency models.
Work closely with product managers to translate business requirements into technical solutions, and with fellow engineers to deliver high-quality software.
Guide and mentor junior engineers, sharing your expertise and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Stay ahead of the curve by researching and experimenting with emerging technologies and trends in the database and distributed systems space.

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📍 USA

💸 232000.0 - 310000.0 USD per year

🔍 Software Development

🏢 Company: Affirm👥 1001-5000💰 Post-IPO Equity about 4 years ago🫂 Last layoff about 2 years agoLending Financial Services Payments FinTech

🔧 Requirements

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering complex software solutions that improve availability, performance and scalability of the infrastructure
6+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL and Distributed SQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts and experience with technologies like consensus algorithms, distributed transactions, and data replication.
Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify, and resolve complex technical challenges and establish long-lasting solutions/processes.
Proficiency in at least two of Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, with a strong emphasis on clean, maintainable code.
Demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to inspire and guide others. You can also work cross-functionally addressing technical challenges and influencing roadmaps outside your direct area of ownership.
You drive innovation in the platforms you build and operate, and have experience contributing to open-source projects. You are also passionate about engaging with the Distributed systems/ Databases community.
Strong proficiency in operating automation tools to manage database infra like Terraform and Ansible.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

💡 Responsibilities

Help design and build a scalable datastore platform, aligning strategies with Affirm's goals, and leveraging experience in creating multi-region, horizontally scalable, globally available, and high-performance datastore solutions.
Collaborate with other teams on their database needs and provide continuous guidance on design and architecture.
Participate in an on-call rotation and collaborate with other teams such as SRE to solve production issues.
Upgrade, cost optimize, and maintain our fleet of databases.
Lead and develop technical strategies to build and maintain self-service database platforms aligned withAffirms long-term architectural vision.
Establish the best practices in development of database solutions and management to provide critical support for operating systems at scale. These include schema/data migrations, disaster recovery, observability, sharding and performance tuning.
Ensure adoption of the best practices to improve production health.
Stay ahead of industry trends in storage technologies and solutions and identify opportunities to innovate and improve our storage offerings.
Mentor engineers providing guidance on new storage technologies, development, operations and foster a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

AWSBackend DevelopmentLeadershipPythonSoftware DevelopmentSQLCloud ComputingDynamoDBKotlinMySQLGoRustCI/CDTerraformMicroservicesMentorshipAnsibleSoftware Engineering

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