Backend Engineer II - Post-Transaction (Remote)

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company delivering post-transaction software to customers across the United States. You will design, develop, and deploy backend services using Python or Kotlin on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes to ensure accurate resolutions and timely communications after card transactions.

You will collaborate with product, compliance, and cross-functional partners, owning components and contributing to scalable, reliable systems in a fast-growing product area.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Backend systems design and implementation experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to write well-structured, tested, and extensible code.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics through the lifecycle.
• Maintain operations and on-call readiness for team artifacts.
• Contribute to team growth through interview participation.

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company delivering post-transaction software to customers across the United States. You will design, develop, and deploy backend services using Python or Kotlin on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes to ensure accurate resolutions and timely communications after card transactions.

You will collaborate with product, compliance, and cross-functional partners, owning components and contributing to scalable, reliable systems in a fast-growing product area.