Backend Engineer II – Remote-First, Scale & Impact

Affirm, Inc.; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Monthly stipends for tech setup

ESPP - stock purchase plan

Flexible time off

Job summary

Affim’s Engineering team builds systems that power our mission. We take pride in craft, building reliable, scalable solutions that touch every part of the business. You will work on backend systems with Python or Kotlin, design for performance, and help ensure on-call reliability while collaborating with product, design, and analytics to deliver value.

This remote-first role offers growth, equity opportunities, health/tech stipends, and a collaborative, inclusive culture across the United States.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of Python or Kotlin and distributed systems concepts.
• Ability to navigate large codebases and perform code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases with timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design and analytics in ideation and decisions.
• Support operations and on-call efforts, monitor metrics and keep systems reliable.
• Engage in growth activities and participate in the interview process.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affim’s Engineering team builds systems that power our mission. We take pride in craft, building reliable, scalable solutions that touch every part of the business. You will work on backend systems with Python or Kotlin, design for performance, and help ensure on-call reliability while collaborating with product, design, and analytics to deliver value.

This remote-first role offers growth, equity opportunities, health/tech stipends, and a collaborative, inclusive culture across the United States.