Senior Staff Software Engineer

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 Repayments Nexus is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to help build the tools and systems to allow our customers to repay their loans in the most convenient way possible. The Repayments Nexus is a group entirely based in Europe, owning the end-to-end repayments consumer experience, from the “Manage” tab in our Affirm mobile app to Collections and Recoveries. The group also owns the Comms Platform to create and send transactional communications to borrowers and merchants.  This role requires a high level of technical capability, leadership skills, strong cross-functional communication and a creative mindset. Affirm is experiencing explosive growth with millions of customers across thousands of merchants in-store and online, and your contributions will be a key enabler of that growth. Come join us as we build a beloved, lasting financial services brand predicated on honesty and trust. It’s going to be an amazing ride What you’ll do Drive the evolution of our Repayments platform with a focus on extensibility, robustness and performance. Draft, review and refine technical specification documents. Participate in architectural reviews and closely collaborate with other tech leads in the Direct-To-Consumer department. Help create the engineering strategy for the Repayments Nexus group based on the broader engineering strategy and informed by the Repayments product strategy. Define the technical roadmap for the Repayments Nexus group. Partner cross-functionally with product and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into scalable and robust solutions. Be hands on. Build APIs and data models to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures. Create parallelizable and idempotent batch jobs to process large amounts of data. Take an active role in mentoring engineers, and the processes that support team growth and efficiency. On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement. What we look for 10+ years of experience as a software engineer Ability to synthesize complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high quality system designs and software. A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be proficient in asynchronous communication – written tech specs, wiki, project plans, etc. Excellent project management skills – high degree of organization and ability to surface critical information effectively. Business impact focus, pragmatic approach to delivering projects on time and safely. Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, Risk, Analytics etc. Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus. Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers. Compensation & Benefits Base Pay Grade - R Equity Grade - Spain 7 Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.  Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company). ESP base pay range per year: €117,000 - €147,000 Additional benefits include: Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge Learning & Development programs Parental leave Employee Resource & Community Groups We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.  Location - Remote Spain