Staff Software Engineer

4 months, 2 weeks ago
Contract
Lead
Software Development
Affirm

Affirm

Affirm offers a transparent buy now, pay later service founded in 2012 by Max Levchin. No late fees or surprises, just a responsible way to pay over time for your favorite brands.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long horizon and connect it to business-impacting initiatives.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to evaluate technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs.
  • Drive technical solutions and operational processes that improve team effectiveness and execution.
  • Own team operations and service availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting.
  • Establish code review and design standards that promote quality and ownership within and beyond the team.
  • Mentor and develop engineers through feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
  • Build polished, performant, and accessible user experiences that impact conversion, retention, and business growth.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
  • Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience developing web applications with declarative UI frameworks such as React, React Native, or Vue.
  • Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through a technical and execution plan.
  • Ability to write high-quality code that is easy for others to understand and use.
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and moving between low-level implementation details and large-scale architecture.
  • Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.

Benefits

  • PLN 358,000 - PLN 458,000 annual base pay range.
  • Monthly stipends and Flexible Spending Wallets for health, wellness, tech, food, and lifestyle needs.
  • 100% subsidized medical coverage, plus dental and vision for you and your dependents.
  • Employee equity rewards and eligibility for an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) at a discount.
  • Remote-first work model with the majority of roles available anywhere in Poland.
  • Away Days and competitive vacation/holiday time off to rest and recharge.
  • Learning and Development programs.
  • Parental leave and employee resource/community groups.

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