Senior Backend Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- You have a total of 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, MySQL 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 writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code
- You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews
- Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
What the job involves
- The Powered by Affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of Affirm’s integrations with Enterprise Merchants and Partners
- We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end-to-end integrated solutions
- 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 collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work
- You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs
- You will contribute to the entire API lifecycle, including designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and evolving our APIs
- You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts
- 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
Benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- You have a total of 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, MySQL 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 writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code
- You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews
- Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
What the job involves
- The Powered by Affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of Affirm’s integrations with Enterprise Merchants and Partners
- We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end-to-end integrated solutions
- 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 collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work
- You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs
- You will contribute to the entire API lifecycle, including designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and evolving our APIs
- You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts
- 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
Benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.