Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Partner Merchant Interface)
Core
Designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale for APIs that enable partners and merchants to integrate with Affirm's 'buy now, pay later' platform.
Role type
Senior IC backend software engineer (distributed systems)
Builds
Scalable integration APIs for partners like Amazon and Stripe
Domain
Fintech / Buy Now Pay Later / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python or Kotlin, distributed systems architecture, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, system design, code review, debugging
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Design and launch backend systems at scale, collaborate with stakeholders on risks and trade-offs, balance speed and quality to protect system uptime, navigate large codebases and provide feedback via code reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
