Backend Engineer II - Remote, Scalable Systems

Affirm, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

100% medical coverage

Tech stipend

ESPP stock purchase

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend software engineer with 1.5+ years of experience to design, build and scale backend systems. Proficiency in Python or Kotlin and familiarity with distributed systems are essential.

You will work with AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes as part of a collaborative, remote-first engineering team. You’ll break down complex projects, contribute to the product lifecycle, and help keep systems reliable through metrics and on-call work.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and AWS, Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes.
• Ability to write clear, well-tested, extensible code.
• Strong debugging and code-review skills.
• Proactive about growth and seeking feedback from team.
• Strong verbal and written communication for global teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases across teams.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics; articulate constraints and trade-offs.
• Support operations and availability; monitor metrics and on-call duties.
• Contribute to team community through growth and interview involvement.

Skills

Software engineering

Backend development

Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend software engineer with 1.5+ years of experience to design, build and scale backend systems. Proficiency in Python or Kotlin and familiarity with distributed systems are essential.

You will work with AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes as part of a collaborative, remote-first engineering team. You’ll break down complex projects, contribute to the product lifecycle, and help keep systems reliable through metrics and on-call work.