Payments Backend Engineer - Remote, Growth & Stock Plan

Affirm, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tech and wellness stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company hiring a software engineer to break down large projects into deliverable phases and work closely with product, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints. You will help make risk-aware decisions and monitor metrics while supporting on-call efforts.

Proficiency in Python or Kotlin and experience with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes are expected. This role offers strong benefits and a flexible, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proficiency in Python or Kotlin and experience with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to growth and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints and make risk-aware decisions.
• Create and monitor metrics, elevate when needed, and support on-call efforts.

Skills

Distributed systems

Python

Kotlin

Communication

Proactive growth

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company hiring a software engineer to break down large projects into deliverable phases and work closely with product, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints. You will help make risk-aware decisions and monitor metrics while supporting on-call efforts.

Proficiency in Python or Kotlin and experience with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes are expected. This role offers strong benefits and a flexible, inclusive culture.