Backend Software Engineer (Batch Developer Experience)

Affirm, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first compensation

Spending Wallets

Health benefits

Mental healthcare

Parental Leave

Away Days

Learning & Development

Generous time off

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is hiring for a Batch Developer Experience engineer. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems, collaborating with product and infrastructure teams to streamline batch workflows and boost reliability.

The role emphasizes ownership, growth, and delivering well-tested, extensible code across a large codebase. You should have 1.5+ years of software engineering experience and be proficient in Python or Kotlin, with strong communication skills and a drive to improve system

Qualifications

• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Ability to navigate a large codebase and perform reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and launch backend systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on scalable solutions.
• Contribute to monitoring, testing, and improving reliability.

Skills

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Python

Kotlin

Backend design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

• The Engineering team builds systems that power Affirm’s mission. We take pride in our craft, building reliable, performant, and scalable solutions that touch every part of the business. Whether we’re enabling new ways to pay, ensuring our platforms can scale to the most demanding levels in the industry, or developing seamless servicing experiences, our focus is on solving complex problems through exceptional engineering
• The Batch Developer Experience team makes batch development and testing faster and more reliable at Affirm. As a developer on this team you will partner with product and infrastructure engineers to build the tools and systems that streamline workflows, strengthen testing and ultimately improve the reliability of Affirm’s critical batch workloads
• With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process

Benefits

• Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
• Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
• Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
• Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
• Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
• Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
• Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
• Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
• Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
• Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth

You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and KubernetesYou have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering teamThis position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related fieldYou have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or KotlinYour experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholdersYou have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible codeYou have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineerYou are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others’ code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews