Staff Backend Engineer, Observability Lead (Remote)
Affirm
AFFIRM is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead Observability. You’ll spend significant time coding while shaping the roadmap, mentoring a team of engineers, and partnering with infrastructure and product teams to ensure reliable telemetry across services.
You will own the architecture of AFFIRM’s telemetry pipeline, drive log sampling strategies, and advance agentic development with AI-assisted code reviews. This role emphasizes scale, performance, and cost-aware design.
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$186k - $242k
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$225k - $250k
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$165k - $225k
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