Senior Software Engineer Back-End Fraud

Affirm; Wysokie Mazowieckie; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their remote team. You will be responsible for designing and implementing backend services using Python or Kotlin, while collaborating with various stakeholders across North America. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend systems, strong system design skills, and is proactive in identifying opportunities for improvement. Competitive compensation and flexible benefits offered.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle

Wellness days

Employee Resource & Community Groups

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend systems at scale.
• Experience with AWS, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong system design with maintainable, extensible services.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team.
• Design and implement backend services and APIs.
• Elevate quality standards and evolve engineering processes.

Skills

Backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems and infrastructure using AWS, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes

Strong system design skills

Proficiency in SQL

CI/CD practices

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proactive, ownership-driven mindset

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Chronosphere

Job description

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.

The Fraud Engineering organization builds the foundational and tactical software that enables affirm to respond strategically to fraud—both in real time and after the transaction. Our mission is to support business growth while protecting affirm, our buyers, and our merchants. We evaluate risk at critical decision points in the user journey, rapidly adapt to evolving fraud patterns, and equip operations teams with the tools needed to investigate and mitigate fraud at scale.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our fully remote team based in Europe. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across North America—including teams in Product, Compliance, Machine Learning, Fraud Operations, Fraud Strategy, and other Fraud Engineering teams.

What You'll Do

• You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
• You will design and implement backend services and APIs using Python or Kotlin, operating within affirm’s microservice and event-driven architecture.
• You will take an active role in shaping the team’s roadmap, collaborating on technical design, and driving execution across projects that span multiple teams.
• You will partner with the Engineering Manager and your teammates to elevate quality standards, evolve engineering processes, and represent the team in cross-functional initiatives.
• You will collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders in Fraud Ops, Compliance, Product, Machine Learning, and Analytics to build scalable fraud tooling and infrastructure.
• You will proactively identify opportunities to improve system reliability, team efficiency, or architecture—and lead efforts to address them.
• You will contribute to operational excellence by maintaining high observability standards, responding to incidents, and participating in the on-call rotation.
• You will foster a culture of ownership, inclusion, and craftsmanship by mentoring teammates, providing feedback, and upholding high code and design standards.

What We Look For

• 5+ years of experience building backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with distributed systems and infrastructure using AWS, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong system design skills and a track record of delivering maintainable, extensible services.
• Proficiency in SQL and working with data-rich environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and safe production deployments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in distributed teams.
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset with a focus on learning and team success.
• Experience with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, or Chronosphere (nice to have)
• Background in fraud prevention, risk systems, or post-transaction tooling. (nice to have)
• Experience working in the fintech sector or other highly regulated environments, with a strong understanding of risk, compliance, and operational constraints. (nice to have)

Compensation and Benefits

Base Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - Poland 4

Employees new to affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. affirm 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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by affirm holdings, inc. (parent company).

Additional benefits include:

• Type of employment: Contract of Employment
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Employee Resource & Community Groups

This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy.

Location - Remote Poland

The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in Poland.

Job description is not a contractual document, and is not intended to have binding force.