Backend Engineer II - Post-Transaction Systems (Remote)

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage 100% for employee and

Monthly tech & health/wellness stipend

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexibility to buy now and pay later. This backend role focuses on building scalable systems, writing clear code in Python or Kotlin, and collaborating with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver reliable services.

You will contribute to distributed architectures, own components across services, and participate in a remote-first culture with growth opportunities and a strong compensation package.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases with team collaboration.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to align on constraints and decisions.
• Support operations and reliability by monitoring metrics and on-call efforts.
• Participate in interview processes to grow the team and build community.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Backend design

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership & growth

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexibility to buy now and pay later. This backend role focuses on building scalable systems, writing clear code in Python or Kotlin, and collaborating with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver reliable services.

You will contribute to distributed architectures, own components across services, and participate in a remote-first culture with growth opportunities and a strong compensation package.