Remote Backend Engineer II - Python/Kotlin

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% covered health premiums

Spending stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions. The company is remote-first, and roles can be performed from anywhere in the country of employment.

Affirm emphasizes care, transparency, and flexibility for its employees. Employees benefit from a culture of ownership, 100% covered health premiums, spending stipends, flexible time off, and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiar with distributed systems, AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes.
• Writes clear, well-tested, extensible code and takes ownership of growth.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to shape decisions.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Code quality

Ownership

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides transparent, flexible payment solutions. The company is remote-first, and roles can be performed from anywhere in the country of employment.

Affirm emphasizes care, transparency, and flexibility for its employees. Employees benefit from a culture of ownership, 100% covered health premiums, spending stipends, flexible time off, and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).