via Remote Rocketship
$169000K-240000K a year
Lead team delivery, collaborate with product/design/analytics, improve code quality, and develop talent.
4+ years backend experience in Python or Kotlin, distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and strong communication skills.
Job Description: • Responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team. • Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics. • Proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues and advocate for solutions. • Support operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics. • Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by improving code review and design standards. • Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance. 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 technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. • Experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. • Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base. • Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team. • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Benefits: • Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
This job posting was last updated on 3/2/2026