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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend in USA new

  • Remote

Responsibilities

  • Build and operate the control plane for distributed SQL databases, automating provisioning, failover, backups, and upgrades.
  • Design and execute reliability-focused schema and data migrations across multi-tenant database clusters with zero downtime.
  • Own and tune the Kubernetes networking stack connecting services to storage, including connection proxies such as ProxySQL.
  • Define and deliver quarterly team goals, lead engineers through ambiguous problems, and support delivery and team development.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
  • Create and monitor operational metrics, support availability and on-call efforts, and resolve project, process, technology, and business issues.
  • Set and improve code review and design standards, share knowledge through writing and tech talks, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
  • Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale production database deployments and distributed database architecture.
  • Expertise with database technologies such as MySQL, TiDB, Postgres, Spanner, Vitess, or CockroachDB.
  • Strong knowledge of data modeling, SQL tuning, performance optimization, benchmarking, load testing, and capacity planning.
  • Experience with connection poolers and proxies such as ProxySQL, RDS Proxy, PgBouncer, or PgDog.
  • Experience building database control-plane or automation tooling, executing zero-downtime migrations and major version upgrades, and creating CLI tooling or runbooks.
  • Understanding of Kubernetes networking, service discovery, and TLS for debugging service-to-database connection and failover issues.
  • Ability to design significant system components, make safe changes in large codebases, write high-quality code, and communicate effectively.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work arrangement with flexibility; most roles can be performed from almost anywhere within the country of employment, with occasional office work possible and in-person onboarding for new hires.
  • 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Monthly technology, health, and wellness spending stipends.
  • Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted Affirm stock.
  • Inclusive interview process with accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.

Salary: $173k - $255k/yr

Affirm

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