Role Responsibilities:
- Define technical strategy and execution plans for major features or system deprecations.
- Own team operations and availability by implementing monitoring, playbooks, and on-call support.
Technical Requirements:
- 8+ years designing backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
- Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes for distributed systems.
- Tuning autoscaling and resource management for compute workloads.
Team and Culture:
- Advocate for technical solutions and processes as a force-multiplier for the team.
- Develop talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
- Collaborate globally with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Affirm
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. They are a remote-first company that provides competitive benefits anchored to their core value of people coming first.