Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Lake Analytics Platform)

What this role involves

Affirm is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Backend for the Lake Analytics Platform team. The role focuses on building and scaling the Lakehouse Platform using Apache Iceberg, Spark, and Snowflake. Responsibilities include technical strategy, platform design, governance, performance optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills this posting asks for

• apache iceberg
• spark
• snowflake
• cloud-native storage
• rbac
• data masking
• data cataloging
• data lineage
• data classification
• privacy policy enforcement
• data modeling
• transformation pipelines
• testing frameworks
• documentation standards
• data quality
• schema evolution
• table maintenance
• partitioning
• compaction
• observability
• incident response
• query optimization
• storage layout
• lifecycle management

Requirements

• Level: staff

From the employer’s posting

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