Reliability Platform Engineer: AI‑Driven Observability (Remote)

Affirm; United States; On-site; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible spending wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer to design the next-generation reliability platform for its production systems. You will blend traditional systems engineering with AI-development tools, ensuring system health and reliability.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in Python, 1.5+ years of software engineering experience, and hands-on use of AI tools. Employees enjoy generous health benefits and can work remotely across the U.S.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience architecting data-intensive applications.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Build a centralized reliability command center for system health monitoring.
• Create AI agents for incident triage and log/trace summarization.
• Own projects end-to-end: requirements, architecture, implementation, and iteration.

Skills

Python

AI-assisted development

Software engineering

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AI frameworks

Cursor

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Job description

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer to design the next-generation reliability platform for its production systems. You will blend traditional systems engineering with AI-development tools, ensuring system health and reliability.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in Python, 1.5+ years of software engineering experience, and hands-on use of AI tools. Employees enjoy generous health benefits and can work remotely across the U.S.