Remote Backend Engineer – Streaming & Data

Affirm; Phoenix (AZ); A distancia; USD 146.000 - 225.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health coverage for you and dependents

Equity and ESPP

Monthly tech stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Affirm is a remote-first company offering a transparent pay structure and equity rewards. The Streaming team handles data infrastructure, event-driven architecture, and data validation, leveraging Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes alongside AWS. You will contribute to scalable backend systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, well-tested solutions.

Base pay ranges in the U.S. for this role vary by location, with CA/WA/NY/NJ/CT at 165k–225k and all other states at

Formación

• Design, develop, and launch backend systems.
• Experience with Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and related tech.

Responsabilidades

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics across the lifecycle.
• Maintain and monitor team artifacts and on-call reliability.
• Participate in growth activities and interview process.

Conocimientos

Backend development

Python or Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership mindset

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Herramientas

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Descripción del empleo

Affirm is a remote-first company offering a transparent pay structure and equity rewards. The Streaming team handles data infrastructure, event-driven architecture, and data validation, leveraging Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes alongside AWS. You will contribute to scalable backend systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, well-tested solutions.

Base pay ranges in the U.S. for this role vary by location, with CA/WA/NY/NJ/CT at 165k–225k and all other states at