Senior Backend Engineer—Distributed SQL & Storage; Remote
New York, New York City, Richmond County, New York, USA
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Senior Developer, Database Engineering, SQL Developer
Location: New York
Affir is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and scale distributed SQL databases (MySQL/TiDB) inside a remote-first environment. You will own control planes, migrations, and the networking stack on Kubernetes, driving reliability and performance.
You will collaborate with product management, design, and analytics, owning quarterly goals and mentoring team members while delivering high-quality, scalable infrastructure across the stack.
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