Backend Engineer II, Checkout Platform - Remote

Affirm; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech setup stipends

Generous time off and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is hiring a Backend Software Engineer II to help build the next generation of the Checkout Platform. You will design and implement new APIs and microservices to manage user transactions, optimize performance, and improve reliability in a fast-paced team. Knowledge of Python, Kotlin, Redis, MySQL, AWS, and RPC is valued.

This remote US role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and customer-centric engineering. Equity and a comprehensive benefits package are part of the total compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required or demonstrated experience.
• Proven track record delivering back-end services at scale.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services for the checkout platform.
• Own components of checkout systems and ensure health of related services.
• Collaborate across teams to build next generation of the checkout platform.
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the platform.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

RPC

Redis

MySQL

AWS

GitHub

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is hiring a Backend Software Engineer II to help build the next generation of the Checkout Platform. You will design and implement new APIs and microservices to manage user transactions, optimize performance, and improve reliability in a fast-paced team. Knowledge of Python, Kotlin, Redis, MySQL, AWS, and RPC is valued.

This remote US role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and customer-centric engineering. Equity and a comprehensive benefits package are part of the total compensation.