#688 Python Backend Engineer (Comms Core)

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 Comms Platform team is responsible for managing critical services that are essential to the
success and sustainability of our organization. In simple terms, we handle transactional
communication send-outs to our customers via email, SMS, and push notifications. These
services demand attention to detail, proactive maintenance, and swift response times to ensure
seamless operations.
Our recent high-priority initiatives include re-architecture/platform modernization, high availability
and internationalization efforts; these are vital for our organization's growth and competitiveness
in the market. These initiatives require dedicated expertise and resources to execute efficiently
and effectively. Without adequate capacity, we risk delays, reduced quality, and missed
opportunities to achieve key strategic objectives; but most important - our Customers deserve
always on time and high quality comms!
What You'll Do
· You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading
engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that
everyone is supported throughout delivery.
· 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 proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them,
and lead in solving them.
· You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code
review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through
your writing and tech talks.
· You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by
example.
· On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.
What We Look For
· You have 5+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using Python.
· You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies
like AWS, MySQL/Dynamo and Kubernetes.
· You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system
component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is
easily understood and used by others.
· You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a
suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
· Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking
feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
· You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration
with our global engineering team.
· This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related
field.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in building lasting relationships and is passionate about making meaningful contributions to our team. Don't be mistaken, this is a challenging career path but also highly rewarding. Are you up for the challenge? If so, stop reading and start applying.