Backend Data Streaming Engineer (Kotlin/Python) - Remote

Affirm; Sioux Falls (SD); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech stipend for setup

Flexible time off & holidays

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company focused on building a clear, predictable pay-over-time experience. We seek a software engineer to design, develop, and launch backend services using Python or Kotlin, with distributed systems knowledge (AWS, Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes).

You will own tasks end-to-end, collaborate with product, design, and analytics, and contribute to on-call efforts. You’ll work across a global engineering team, drive code quality through reviews, and continuously grow your skills

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics across the lifecycle.
• Maintain and monitor team artifacts; participate in on-call duties.
• Contribute to team growth and interview processes.

Skills

Backend design

Python/Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code review

Ownership & growth

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company focused on building a clear, predictable pay-over-time experience. We seek a software engineer to design, develop, and launch backend services using Python or Kotlin, with distributed systems knowledge (AWS, Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes).

You will own tasks end-to-end, collaborate with product, design, and analytics, and contribute to on-call efforts. You’ll work across a global engineering team, drive code quality through reviews, and continuously grow your skills