Backend Engineer, Streaming Data Platform (Remote)

Affirm; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 150,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company hiring for a backend-focused software engineer on the Streaming team. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, with distributed architectures built on AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes. Expect collaboration with product, design and analytics, and a strong culture of code quality and ownership.

The position embraces a remote-first model, with occasional in-person onboarding. Base pay ranges are shown for different U.S.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics.
• Maintain and monitor team artifacts and on-call efforts.
• Participate in interview process to support team growth.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Schema Registry

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company hiring for a backend-focused software engineer on the Streaming team. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin, with distributed architectures built on AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes. Expect collaboration with product, design and analytics, and a strong culture of code quality and ownership.

The position embraces a remote-first model, with occasional in-person onboarding. Base pay ranges are shown for different U.S.