Remote Backend Data Streaming Engineer

Affirm; Utah; Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech stipend for setup

Flexible time off

ESPP stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company based in the United States that offers a compensation package with base pay ranges for US roles. The Streaming team focuses on data infrastructure, event-driven architecture and scalable data tooling.

The role emphasizes backend systems, ownership, collaboration, and on-call readiness. Base pay in the USA for all other states ranges from 146,000 to 206,000 USD per year, with full-time benefits and remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin and backend systems.
• Experience with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into tasks, deliver in phases, and collaborate to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics in ideation and trade-off decisions.
• Create and monitor metrics, support on-call efforts, and keep artifacts available.
• Engage in growth and development activities including interview processes.

Skills

Backend development

Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company based in the United States that offers a compensation package with base pay ranges for US roles. The Streaming team focuses on data infrastructure, event-driven architecture and scalable data tooling.

The role emphasizes backend systems, ownership, collaboration, and on-call readiness. Base pay in the USA for all other states ranges from 146,000 to 206,000 USD per year, with full-time benefits and remote flexibility.