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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Online Storage) at Affirm

Department: Infrastructure Platform Eng

Compensation

$230,000 – $290,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Oregon
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Affirm is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Online Storage team to set the technical roadmap for relational and key-value databases, design and operate scalable datastore platforms, build management and self-service control planes, and improve database performance, availability, and operations. The role requires 8+ years of backend systems experience, 5+ years of database expertise, and experience with distributed systems, cloud databases, and related technologies. It is remote-first, with base pay of $230,000–$290,000 per year in California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and $204,000–$264,000 per year in other U.S. states.

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