Senior Software Engineer (Fraud)

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Backend development. The team is located entirely in Poland, including the Engineering Manager and Product Manager, however it requires a close collaboration with US stakeholders and engineers.

The Fraud Ops and Compliance Tools team’s mission is to empower operations and compliance orgs by building tools that help Identify, mitigate and report fraudulent and suspicious activity. In leading this team you’ll help Affirm be compliant by building a global sanctions screening engine, case management system, and Anti-money laundering risk rating model.

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 work cross-functionally with colleagues in Machine Learning, Product, Compliance, Analytics and Fraud Ops teams to set and execute our financial crimes mitigation strategy and improve Fraud Operations efficiency.


• You will Write high-quality code in Python that can be easily understood and leveraged by others.


• You will build APIs and workflows to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures.


• 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 support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.


• 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.

What We Look For

• You have 5+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.


• You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL 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.


• Experience with Snowflake and dbt is a plus.


• Experience with Airflow is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - Poland 4

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: €85,000  -  €115,000    

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

Location - Remote Spain

We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.

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