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Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Identity International

About the role

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale
• Connect technical strategy with critical, business-impacting projects
• Collaborate with product management, design and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle
• Ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are understood and managed
• Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes
• Own team operations and availability
• Establish monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing and alerting for on-call support
• Set code review and design standards
• Advocate for engineering standards through writing and tech talks
• Develop team talent through feedback and guidance
• Lead by example
• Participate in the required on-call rotation

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale
• Experience using languages like Python or Kotlin
• Extensive track record developing highly available distributed systems
• Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes
• Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through a technical and execution plan
• Ability to write high quality, understandable code
• Ability to work from low-level language idioms through large-system architecture
• Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be based in Spain
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Learning & Development programs
• Parental benefit
• Employee Resource & Community Groups
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
• Visa sponsorship available
• Remote work within Spain