Backend Software Engineer II - Batch & Reliability (Remote)

Affirm; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is hiring for a Batch Developer Experience engineer focusing on building reliable batch tooling and systems. You will partner with product and infrastructure teams to streamline workflows, improve testing, and raise the reliability of batch workloads.

You should have 1.5+ years of software engineering, backend design experience, and proficiency in Python or Kotlin, with familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is expected.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to write clear, tested and extensible code.
• Strong ownership and growth mindset; open to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to balance constraints.
• Support operations and availability of artifacts; on-call when needed.
• Contribute to team growth through interview participation.

Skills

Backend design

Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is hiring for a Batch Developer Experience engineer focusing on building reliable batch tooling and systems. You will partner with product and infrastructure teams to streamline workflows, improve testing, and raise the reliability of batch workloads.

You should have 1.5+ years of software engineering, backend design experience, and proficiency in Python or Kotlin, with familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is expected.