Staff Software Engineer (Test Platform Engineering)

Job title:

Staff Software Engineer (Test Platform Engineering)

Company:

Affirm

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.We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer to contribute to Developer Productivity, with a focus on Test Platform Engineering. Our team’s flagship platforms provide lightweight test frameworks for every layer, synthetic identities, test data seeding, endpoint mocking, and overall testing infrastructure. These tools enable Affirm Engineering Teams to perform automated, deterministic testing with consistency across locations. Additionally, we support our partner teams in conducting exploratory testing, allowing us to collaboratively evolve our ways of working.Our goal is to create a workplace where teams, composed of partners from engineering, product, and design backgrounds, can focus on creativity and problem-solving, empowered by simplified, repeatable, and automated testing processes.In this role, you will actively collaborate on the roadmap, design technical solutions, and drive cross-team initiatives. You will work closely with the Engineering Director and the team to enhance quality standards and processes while representing the team in broader organizational efforts.Affirm is growing fast and we want you to enable us to scale our products to 10x and beyond through building world-class systems that enable Affirm in its mission to provide honest financial products that improve lives.We are only just getting started! 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

• Partner with stakeholders to align on roadmaps, strategy, and vision for the Test Platform Engineering team.
• Lead technical decisions, initiatives, and roadmaps within the Developer Productivity team and beyond.
• Collaborate with other technical leads, management, and stakeholders across the organization to design and implement solutions that extend beyond the team’s scope and require cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead and mentor engineers, helping them to grow and succeed. Provide guidance to engineers across the organization to improve their code quality and testing skills.
• Work closely with teammates from engineering, product, and design backgrounds to craft best-in-class systems and processes around test frameworks and infrastructure, with the ultimate goal of enabling them to build the best financial products.
• On-Call Rotation – There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement

What We Look For

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Strong sense of ownership with a proven track record of successfully driving large cross-functional technical programs.
• Prior experience in designing, building, launching, and maintaining consumer-scale products.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across teams, both written and spoken, with proficiency in asynchronous communication methods such as written tech specs, RFCs, wiki entries, project plans, etc.
• Proficiency in either back-end or front-end development, with a particular focus on testing.
• Working experience in Python, Kotlin, and/or React is a significant advantage.
• Experience in building or contributing to test automation frameworks and infrastructure is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a plus.
• A passion for improving consumer financial services.

Compensation & BenefitsBase Pay Grade – PEquity Grade – Spain 6

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: €101,000 – €131,000Additional 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#LI-RemoteAffirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health care coverage – Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• 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

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Expected salary

€101000 – 131000 per year

Location

España

Job date

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:58:57 GMT

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