Remote IAM & Backend Security Engineer II

Affirm, Inc.; England; Remote; GBP 71,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity rewards

Health coverage for dependents

Monthly stipends for tech setup

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is building the next generation of enterprise Identity and Access Management. This role combines hands-on IAM operations, automation, and production software engineering to make identity services more reliable, scalable, and easier to operate.

You will help run core access lifecycle processes, troubleshoot production issues, and automate repetitive work. You will also build and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations that connect identity platforms with internal systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent internship/co‑op experience with strong projects.
• Ability to write, test, and operate production‑quality backend code in Python or a similar language
• Strong foundations in APIs, debugging, logging, error handling, and distributed systems
• Experience with GitHub, CI/CD, testing, and code review
• Comfort owning operational work and troubleshooting production issues
• Familiarity with cloud environments; AWS preferred
• Strong written communication and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Run and improve IAM operations, including access lifecycle work, requests, certifications, and issue resolution
• Automate repetitive processes with scripts, services, and workflow improvements
• Build and maintain production backend software, APIs, tests, and integrations
• Connect SailPoint and workforce identity events with internal systems
• Build a paved path that enables affirm employees to create modern internal tools with Auth0
• Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering on secure, auditable changes
• Maintain runbooks, operational metrics, and escalation support

Skills

Python

APIs

Distributed systems

GitHub & CI/CD

Cloud - AWS

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

SailPoint

Auth0

Okta

Terraform

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is building the next generation of enterprise Identity and Access Management. This role combines hands-on IAM operations, automation, and production software engineering to make identity services more reliable, scalable, and easier to operate.

You will help run core access lifecycle processes, troubleshoot production issues, and automate repetitive work. You will also build and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations that connect identity platforms with internal systems.