Affirm
SoftwareEngineerII,Backend(RepaymentUX)
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“Software Engineer II, Backend (Repayment UX) at Affirm. Skills: Backend development, API design, API development, API launching. Break down larger projects into individual tasks. Deliver tasks in multiple phases”
What You'll Achieve.
Timely delivery of work; Reliable and transparent moments; World-class consumer finance; Ship new code to production; Measure impact on user behavior
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Debugging others' code
On-call efforts
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer, experience designing, developing and launching APIs at scale, experience shipping web apps, taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code, comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews, take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback, verbal and written communication skills
What You'll Do.
Break down larger projects into individual tasks
Deliver tasks in multiple phases
Collaborate with others for timely delivery
Support peers and stakeholders
Participate in ideation
Articulate technical constraints
Support operations and availability
Create and monitor metrics
Support keep the lights on efforts
Support on-call efforts
Contribute to team community
Engage in growth activities
Participate in interview process
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery; Collaborate with product management; Collaborate with design; Collaborate with analytics; Collaborate with global engineering team
Communication Scope
Verbal communication skills; Written communication skills
Process & Methodology
Break down larger projects into individual tasks, Deliver tasks in multiple phases
Full Job Description
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Repayment UX Engineering team is growing, and we're looking for a Software Engineer specializing in Backend development. We're a full-stack team located entirely in Europe within the same time zone, but culturally rooted in Sillicon Valley. We directly improve the financial lives of over 20 million people. We build and own user journeys that enable them to pay back loans worth collectively over $30B each year. Our team exist to make these moments the most reliable and transparent in world-class consumer finance. Our work is agile and fast-paced, shipping new code to production almost every two-week sprint, and rigorously measuring the impact it has on the behavior of our users. This role rewards curiosity, ownership, and a builder's mindset. You'll know exactly what your objectives are, you'll have what you need to hit them, and you'll choose your own path to get there. You'll learn quickly from experienced teammates and grow your craft on problems that matter at scale. If you want to build something new and operate it at scale – come join us! What You'll Do · With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work. · You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs. · You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifact
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