Remote Backend Engineer (Python/Kotlin) – Scale & Impact
Affirm, Inc.
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Job summary
Affirm is a remote-first company building reliable backend systems for a transparent pay-over-time experience. This Software Engineer role focuses on designing, developing, and launching backend components, collaborating with product management, design and analytics to solve real business problems.
You will work with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, own parts of the system, review code, and help keep services highly available.
Qualifications
- 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems; proficient in Python or Kotlin.
- Familiar with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
- Able to translate simple problems into solutions that involve multiple components and well-tested code.
- Comfortable navigating a large code base; can review others' code and provide feedback.
Responsibilities
- Break down projects into tasks; deliver in phases and collaborate to ensure timely delivery.
- Support product development lifecycle by collaborating with management, design & analytics; articulate constraints and trade-offs.
- Support operations and availability by creating and monitoring metrics; escalate when needed and contribute to on-call efforts.
- Contribute to team growth by engaging in interview processes and development activities.
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Job description
Affirm is a remote-first company building reliable backend systems for a transparent pay-over-time experience. This Software Engineer role focuses on designing, developing, and launching backend components, collaborating with product management, design and analytics to solve real business problems.
You will work with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes, own parts of the system, review code, and help keep services highly available.
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