Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Traffic)

Affirm

Remote Actively hiring
Remote, USA Posted 31 days ago $190,000–$240,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer on Affirm’s Mesh Traffic team, you will lead the development and maintenance of core networking and compute infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable communication across microservices using Kubernetes, Istio, and Envoy. Your daily responsibilities include setting quarterly goals, mentoring engineers, collaborating with product management to articulate technical constraints, and proactively identifying issues that impact project success. You must have 4+ years of experience in designing scalable backend systems with Python or Kotlin, expertise in AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, and a deep understanding of cloud-native distributed infrastructure. This role demands strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration within the global engineering team.

Skills

Python Kubernetes AWS Istio Envoy MySQL CI/CD Helm Docker PostgreSQL Terraform

What you'll do

  • Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team.
  • Lead engineers through ambiguity to solve complex problems.
  • Identify, advocate for, and lead in solving project issues.
  • Support operations by creating and monitoring metrics for artifacts.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team.
  • Develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience designing and developing backend systems at scale.
  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes, Helm charts, and operator patterns for networking workloads.
  • Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience owning and operating cloud-native distributed infrastructure in networking or compute.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration.

Market check

Salary context

This $190,000–$240,000 range sits above 77% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$125,580–$222,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$144,590–$211,200

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Affirm

Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Affirm currently has 57 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,000–$240,000 across 56 roles with salary data.

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