Remote Backend Engineer - Card & Transaction Systems

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer II for its Card Management & Transaction Processing team, focusing on building and operating core systems that power card transactions. In this remote role, you’ll collaborate closely with product and cross-functional teams to deliver complex engineering solutions.

We're looking for an engineer with at least 1.5 years of experience, proficiency in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes. Affirm offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care coverage and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
• Ability to translate business scenarios into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them on time.
• Support product development lifecycle by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Create and monitor metrics to ensure operations and availability.

Skills

Experience as a software engineer

Proficiency in Python or Kotlin

Familiarity with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes

Ability to write well-tested code

Strong communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer II for its Card Management & Transaction Processing team, focusing on building and operating core systems that power card transactions. In this remote role, you’ll collaborate closely with product and cross-functional teams to deliver complex engineering solutions.

We're looking for an engineer with at least 1.5 years of experience, proficiency in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes. Affirm offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care coverage and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.