Backend Engineer II - Python/Kotlin, Remote-First

Affirm, Inc.; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech and wellness stipends

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is hiring an experienced backend engineer to join our remote-first engineering team. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, collaborating with product, design, and analytics to ship reliable software.

We offer transparent pay ranges, equity, and health coverage for you and your dependents, plus tech stipends and a supportive culture that values growth and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems; proficient in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and technologies such as AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to translate simple problems into robust, well-tested, extensible code across components.
• Comfort navigating large codebases and conducting code reviews.
• Proactive in seeking feedback and owning personal growth.
• Strong verbal and written communication for collaboration with a global team.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics during ideation.
• Support operations and on-call efforts and monitor metrics.

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership

Collaboration

Growth mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is hiring an experienced backend engineer to join our remote-first engineering team. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, collaborating with product, design, and analytics to ship reliable software.

We offer transparent pay ranges, equity, and health coverage for you and your dependents, plus tech stipends and a supportive culture that values growth and collaboration.