Remote Backend Engineer II - Batch & Platform Reliability

Affirm; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Stipends

Holidays

ESPP

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company seeking a Batch Developer Experience engineer to build tools that streamline batch workloads and improve reliability. You will work with product and infrastructure teams to break down projects, deliver in phases, and ensure timely execution across systems, dashboards, and on-call readiness.

The role requires 1.5+ years as a software engineer, with backend experience in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineer experience.
• Backend design and deployment experience in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems and AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes.
• Able to transform complex problems into multi-component solutions.
• Strong communication skills for global teams.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics throughout the lifecycle.
• Support reliability by monitoring metrics and on-call efforts.
• Contribute to team growth through interview process involvement.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Backend systems

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

N/A

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company seeking a Batch Developer Experience engineer to build tools that streamline batch workloads and improve reliability. You will work with product and infrastructure teams to break down projects, deliver in phases, and ensure timely execution across systems, dashboards, and on-call readiness.

The role requires 1.5+ years as a software engineer, with backend experience in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.