Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lake Analytics Platform)

What this role involves

This Senior Software Engineer role builds and operates the platform and applications layer of Affirm's data infrastructure, focusing on reliability, self-service, and governance. The engineer will develop integrations, automate toil, improve observability, and contribute to next-generation capabilities like semantic layers and agentic patterns. The position requires experience with cloud analytical data platforms and a strong operational mindset.

Skills this posting asks for

• snowflake
• databricks
• bigquery
• python
• sql
• kubernetes
• terraform
• ci/cd
• rbac
• data masking
• observability
• event-driven architecture

Requirements

• Level: senior

From the employer’s posting

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