Staff Software Engineer, Affirm

SRE, Infrastructure

$171-284.9k

Salary dependent on location and other factors including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Linux

Kotlin

Terraform

Kibana

Ansible

Saltstack

Puppet

Grafana

Logstash

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

POS installment loans

Job no longer available

POS installment loans

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Job no longer available

$171-284.9k

Salary dependent on location and other factors including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Linux

Kotlin

Terraform

Kibana

Ansible

Saltstack

Puppet

Grafana

Logstash

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Company mission

To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Linux, Networking and AWS experience
Experience with containerization and container platforms. (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, Kibana/Grafana, Logstash, kafka and ways to scale these systems
Experience with automation systems (ansible, puppet, terraform) is a plus, saltstack preferred
Experience with open source systems a plus
Software development experience in Python/Kotlin/Go is a plus
Experience with high performance networking (Quic, network layer optimization) or Real Time transaction protocols/methods (HTTP2, Server Sent Events, MQTT, WebSockets)
Recommends or helps architect an entire system. Acts as an expert in understanding and performing TCP dumps, snoop, and other network sniffers. Understands and applies knowledge of most protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, etc.)

What the job involves

We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer with deep technical knowledge and who’s passionate about Linux, networking topics, microservices and distributed architectures and has experience with handling large scale services to join our Site Reliability Engineering team
You will work directly with our Platform / Infrastructure and Product Development teams to build our next generation “always up” cloud-based platform
Own end to end availability, reliability and performance of the mission critical services
Troubleshoot various issues around reliability, resiliency, scalability and availability
Define and measure SLI, SLA and SLO
Augment instrumentation to build a cohesive dependency mapping with special attention to points of failure
Build command and control automations to quickly fail away to reduce TTR and reduce manual work/eliminate Toil
Assist with oncall and triage rotation

Our take

Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.

Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.

Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-11% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Trustpilot (2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Sep 2020

$500m

SERIES G

Apr 2019

$300m

SERIES F

Total funding: $1.1bn

Company benefits

Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth

Company HQ

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Max Levchin

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.

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