Backend Engineer I — Scalable Systems (Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; San Diego (CA); Remoto; USD 115.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health coverage for you and dependents

Equity rewards

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Monthly stipends for health, wellness,

Tech spending

Descrizione del lavoro

Affirm is a remote-first company in the United States, focused on delivering a clear, predictable way to pay over time with no hidden fees. This backend role contributes to scalable systems using Python or Kotlin, and leverages AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes within a broader distributed architecture.

You will join the Continuous Delivery team within Developer Productivity, driving automation, standard patterns, and safer rollouts.

Competenze

• Design, develop and launch backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with distributed systems building blocks including AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to translate complex problems into multi-component solutions with clean, well-tested, extensible code.
• Comfort navigating large codebases and providing constructive feedback via code reviews.

Mansioni

• Work on tasks contributing to team projects and goals.
• Collaborate with team and stakeholders, communicating risks and trade-offs.
• Balance speed and quality to meet business objectives while protecting systems from downtime.
• Engage in team growth and development activities.

Conoscenze

Python

Kotlin

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Strumenti

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Descrizione del lavoro

Affirm is a remote-first company in the United States, focused on delivering a clear, predictable way to pay over time with no hidden fees. This backend role contributes to scalable systems using Python or Kotlin, and leverages AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes within a broader distributed architecture.

You will join the Continuous Delivery team within Developer Productivity, driving automation, standard patterns, and safer rollouts.