Backend Software Engineer II - Remote, Equity & Growth

Affirm, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech spending stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affim, a remote-first tech company, is seeking a software engineer to join the Engineering team. You’ll design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin and help build scalable distributed architectures.

You’ll collaborate with product, design, and analytics to navigate trade-offs, monitor system health, and participate in on-call duties. The ideal candidate has 1.5+ years of experience, strong communication, and a degree or equivalent.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to translate a simple problem into a multi-component solution with well-tested, extensible code.
• Comfort navigating a large code base and providing feedback through code reviews.
• Demonstrates ownership of growth by seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication to collaborate with a global engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into tasks, deliver in phases, and collaborate for timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to ideate and discuss technical constraints and trade-offs.
• Support operations and availability by creating/monitoring metrics and participating in on-call efforts.
• Engage in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Ownership & initiative

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affim, a remote-first tech company, is seeking a software engineer to join the Engineering team. You’ll design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin and help build scalable distributed architectures.

You’ll collaborate with product, design, and analytics to navigate trade-offs, monitor system health, and participate in on-call duties. The ideal candidate has 1.5+ years of experience, strong communication, and a degree or equivalent.