Remote-First Backend Engineer II (Python/Kotlin)

Affirm, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage for you and your

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is a remote-first company that values reliable, scalable engineering to power its modern pay-over-time platform.

The Engineering team builds systems that touch every part of the business, delivering performant services and support for growth and availability. We’re looking for backend engineers who can design, develop, and launch robust systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, and who thrive in a collaborative, growth-minded environment with thoughtful code

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 business problems into multi-component solutions with clear, well-tested code.
• Comfortable navigating a large codebase and giving constructive code reviews.
• Demonstrates ownership of growth through seeking feedback from team and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication for global collaboration.
• Equivalent practical experience or Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases with teammates.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics during ideation; articulate constraints and trade-offs.
• Support operations and availability by creating/monitoring metrics and contributing to on-call efforts.
• Foster team community through growth and development activities, including interview participation.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership/growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is a remote-first company that values reliable, scalable engineering to power its modern pay-over-time platform.

The Engineering team builds systems that touch every part of the business, delivering performant services and support for growth and availability. We’re looking for backend engineers who can design, develop, and launch robust systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes, and who thrive in a collaborative, growth-minded environment with thoughtful code