Remote-First Backend Engineer II

Affirm, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech stipends

Generous time off & holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is hiring a software engineer to design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin. You’ll work within a distributed architecture on AWS with MySQL and Kubernetes, breaking projects into phases and collaborating with product, design, and analytics teams.

You’ll own code quality, participate in reviews, and contribute to on-call support and team growth. This remote-friendly role emphasizes responsibility, impact, and the ability to navigate a large codebase while

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, Kubernetes.
• Able to navigate a large code base and conduct code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics in ideation and decisions.
• Support operations and on-call efforts to keep services running.
• Contribute to team growth and participate in interviews.

Skills

Backend development

Python/Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership & growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is hiring a software engineer to design, develop, and launch backend systems using Python or Kotlin. You’ll work within a distributed architecture on AWS with MySQL and Kubernetes, breaking projects into phases and collaborating with product, design, and analytics teams.

You’ll own code quality, participate in reviews, and contribute to on-call support and team growth. This remote-friendly role emphasizes responsibility, impact, and the ability to navigate a large codebase while