Backend Engineer - Batch Systems & Reliability (Remote)

Affirm; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

ESPP discount stock plan

Tech & health stipends

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company building the next generation of pay-over-time solutions. We seek a Software Engineer to design and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, contributing to scalable architectures and reliable services.

You will collaborate across product, design, analytics, and operations, break down work into phases, and participate in on-call duties. This role offers strong compensation and comprehensive benefits, with a flexible work model for locations like California.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and the technologies AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Able to translate simple problems into multi-component solutions with clean, testable code.
• Comfortable navigating large codebases and participating in code reviews.
• Demonstrates ownership and seeks feedback for growth.
• Strong verbal and written communication for a global team.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases with timely collaboration.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to align on constraints and trade-offs.
• Maintain and monitor team artifacts; support on-call and reliability initiatives.
• Contribute to team culture through growth activities and interview participation.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Python or Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company building the next generation of pay-over-time solutions. We seek a Software Engineer to design and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, contributing to scalable architectures and reliable services.

You will collaborate across product, design, analytics, and operations, break down work into phases, and participate in on-call duties. This role offers strong compensation and comprehensive benefits, with a flexible work model for locations like California.