Remote Backend Engineer – Streaming & Data Systems

Affirm; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company seeking a software engineer focused on backend systems. You will design, build, and operate distributed services and collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams across projects. You will work with Python or Kotlin, and leverage AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes in a modern data-driven stack.

We value ownership, code quality, and cross-team communication. Base pay is competitive with strong equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics.
• Monitor metrics and participate in on-call efforts.

Skills

Backend design

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Communication

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company seeking a software engineer focused on backend systems. You will design, build, and operate distributed services and collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams across projects. You will work with Python or Kotlin, and leverage AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes in a modern data-driven stack.

We value ownership, code quality, and cross-team communication. Base pay is competitive with strong equity opportunities.