Backend Engineer II - Post-Transaction Systems (Remote)

Affirm; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage for you and your/

Tech spending stipends

Job summary

Affirm is hiring a software engineer for backend systems, focusing on scalable architectures and reliability. You will work with Python or Kotlin to design, develop, and launch critical backend services in a distributed environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, design and analytics teams, strong code quality, and active participation in growth activities. Remote-first policy with flexible in-person onboarding across the U.S.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems with Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes.
• Ability to translate problems into multi-component solutions with well-tested code.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics in ideation and decisions.
• Support operations and availability by creating metrics and on-call efforts.
• Contribute to team growth through interview participation and mentoring.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is hiring a software engineer for backend systems, focusing on scalable architectures and reliability. You will work with Python or Kotlin to design, develop, and launch critical backend services in a distributed environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product, design and analytics teams, strong code quality, and active participation in growth activities. Remote-first policy with flexible in-person onboarding across the U.S.