Backend Engineer – Identity & KYC Systems (Remote)

Affirm; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Spending stipends for tech setup

Time off and holidays

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer for the Identity Decisioning team. You will build backend systems to validate consumer identity, comply with KYC and partner with Product, Compliance, Auth and Fraud teams.

You will design, implement, test, and deploy reliable code, while maintaining ownership over delivery, quality, and collaboration. A remote-first environment supports work from anywhere in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems building blocks; knowledge of AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design & analytics; articulate constraints and trade-offs.
• Support operations, monitor metrics, and participate in on-call efforts.
• Contribute to team growth through interview participation and mentoring.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Backend design

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer for the Identity Decisioning team. You will build backend systems to validate consumer identity, comply with KYC and partner with Product, Compliance, Auth and Fraud teams.

You will design, implement, test, and deploy reliable code, while maintaining ownership over delivery, quality, and collaboration. A remote-first environment supports work from anywhere in the U.S.