Software Engineer II, Backend (Infrastructure Platform)

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 145.221 - 198.029; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Employee stock purchase plan

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Zusammenfassung

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build a next-generation reliability platform for their production systems. This remote role focuses on blending distributed systems engineering with AI-assisted development, ensuring high quality and maintainability.

The ideal candidate will have strong proficiency in Python, 1.5+ years of software engineering experience, and be familiar with AI tools. Competitive compensation ranges from $165,000 to $225,000 annually with additional benefits.

Qualifikationen

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in architecting data-intensive applications.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools.

Aufgaben

• Build a centralized reliability command center for system health.
• Create AI agents for incident triage and log summarization.
• Own projects from requirements to implementation and iteration.

Kenntnisse

Python

AI-assisted development

Data-intensive applications

APIs development

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Cursor

Claude

Jobbeschreibung

Affirm

Remote – $165,000 - $225,000 per year – Posted June 23, 2026 – via Affiirm

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to design and build a next-generation reliability platform for affirm’s production systems. You’ll blend traditional distributed systems engineering with AI‑assisted development to give teams a single place to understand, debug, and improve the health of their services.

This is a highly creative, hands‑on role for someone who loves “vibe coding” – rapidly iterating, shipping, and refining with strong intuition – while still holding a very high bar for reliability, quality, and maintainability.

What you will do

Build a centralized reliability command center that gives teams a unified view of system health, risk, and reliability across services and environments.

Create AI agents that can assist with incident triage, root‑cause exploration, log/trace summarization, and recommended next actions.

Create delightful developer‑facing features and APIs that help engineers explore data, debug issues, and make better decisions.

Use AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, Copilot-like tools) as leverage to prototype, refactor, and ship high‑quality code quickly.

Own projects end‑to‑end: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration based on feedback.

Collaborate closely with partner teams (product, infra, data, SRE) to understand pain points and translate them into simple, powerful solutions.

What we look for

This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience architecting data‑intensive applications and robust APIs
• Problem‑solving and product sense: you care about the "what" and the "why," not just the "how." You are capable of taking ambiguous requirements and rapidly iterating towards a working solution
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development, such as Cursor, Claude, or similar tools, and enthusiasm for using them to build and ship features faster
• Practical use of LLMs or AI frameworks to enhance automation and guidance with guardrails and citations

Compensation and Benefits

Base Pay Grade: L

Equity Grade: 6

Employees new to Affiirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affiirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job‑related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $165,000 - $225,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $146,000 - $206,000

Affirm is proud to be a remote‑first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affiirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affiirm office. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits Highlights

• Health care coverage – Affiirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family‑forming expenses
• Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP – An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affiirm at a discount

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affiirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.