Backend Engineer – Checkout Platform (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech setup stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affim is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design the next generation of our Checkout Platform, delivering a world-class buying experience. You’ll build API and microservice interfaces, improve performance, and collaborate with teams across the organization.

We value ownership, execution, collaboration and a customer-centric approach. This role requires a related degree or equivalent practical experience, with a remote-first setup and strong compensation including equity potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience designing API and microservices.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement checkout system components and ensure long-term health.
• Collaborate with engineers across the organization to build the next-gen checkout platform.
• Own and improve API interfaces and microservice interactions.
• Learn and elevate engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Execution

Collaboration

Team building

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Python

Kotlin

RPC

Redis

MySQL

AWS

Github

Job description

Affim is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design the next generation of our Checkout Platform, delivering a world-class buying experience. You’ll build API and microservice interfaces, improve performance, and collaborate with teams across the organization.

We value ownership, execution, collaboration and a customer-centric approach. This role requires a related degree or equivalent practical experience, with a remote-first setup and strong compensation including equity potential.