Backend Engineer II – Remote, Growth & Equity

Affirm, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Tech stipend for setup

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is hiring a software engineer focused on backend systems. You will design, develop and launch scalable services in Python or Kotlin, collaborating with product, design and analytics across the full development lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership, on-call readiness, and contributing to a strong engineering culture in a remote-first company with Seattle-area consideration. Strong communication and a degree or equivalent experience are required.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to translate simple problems into multi-component solutions with well-tested, extensible code.
• Comfort navigating large codebases and contributing in code reviews.
• Demonstrated ownership of growth and willingness to seek feedback.
• Strong written and verbal communication for collaboration with a global team.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases with timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product, design & analytics to ideate, assess constraints, and make trade-off decisions.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts; monitor metrics; participate in on-call efforts.
• Contribute to team community growth through interview process participation.

Skills

Backend systems design

Python/Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership & growth

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is hiring a software engineer focused on backend systems. You will design, develop and launch scalable services in Python or Kotlin, collaborating with product, design and analytics across the full development lifecycle.

The role emphasizes ownership, on-call readiness, and contributing to a strong engineering culture in a remote-first company with Seattle-area consideration. Strong communication and a degree or equivalent experience are required.