Backend Engineer II — Remote, Scalable Systems & Batch Tools

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% dependent medical coverage

Monthly tech & health stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affim is seeking a Backend Software Engineer with 1.5+ years of experience to design, build, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin. You will work on distributed services and collaborate with product, design, and analytics.

This remote-first role offers competitive USA base pay ranges and equity, with generous stipends and benefits. You’ll join a team focused on reliable, scalable batch workloads and on-call reliability.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Backend design, development and launch experience in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Able to take ownership and iterate with feedback.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics in decision making.
• Monitor and support operations, metrics, and on-call readiness.
• Contribute to team growth and interview processes.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affim is seeking a Backend Software Engineer with 1.5+ years of experience to design, build, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin. You will work on distributed services and collaborate with product, design, and analytics.

This remote-first role offers competitive USA base pay ranges and equity, with generous stipends and benefits. You’ll join a team focused on reliable, scalable batch workloads and on-call reliability.