Backend Engineer - Identity & KYC (Remote)

Affirm; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage

Tech stipend for setup

Generous time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer for the Identity Decisioning team to build backend systems validating consumer identity in line with regulatory protocols like KYC. You will work with Product, Compliance, Auth, and Fraud teams to deliver transparent financial products impacting everyday purchases.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and growth in a remote-first, US-based environment with strong compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Backend systems design, development and deployment.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with distributed systems and AWS.
• Strong debugging and code-review skills.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design, analytics, and stakeholders.
• Maintain operations and on-call readiness, monitor metrics.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer for the Identity Decisioning team to build backend systems validating consumer identity in line with regulatory protocols like KYC. You will work with Product, Compliance, Auth, and Fraud teams to deliver transparent financial products impacting everyday purchases.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and growth in a remote-first, US-based environment with strong compensation and benefits.