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Python Writing Onboarding

What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collab…
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participati…
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep th…
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.
• What We Look For
• You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
• You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes.
• You have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writi…
• You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “The Streaming team at Affirm is responsible for all things data and drives the strategy for event driven architecture, stream processing, data exploration, d…” · “You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.” · “You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “As a member of our team you would spend time identifying and executing on new use cases of data infrastructure, designing and scaling our existing infrastruc…” · “With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collab…” · “You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participati…”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “The Streaming team at Affirm is responsible for all things data and drives the strategy for event driven architecture, stream processing, data exploration, d…” · “As a member of our team you would spend time identifying and executing on new use cases of data infrastructure, designing and scaling our existing infrastruc…” · “You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep th…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Remote-first with flexibility built in” · “Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility.” · “Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participati…” · “Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collab…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Supporting
  In the posting: “Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.

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