Remote-First Staff Software Engineer - Security & Trust

Affirm, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech stipends

Flexible time off and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

affirm is a remote-first company that empowers people to pay over time with clear terms and transparent pricing. This role sits in Trust & Safety within the Checkout organization, focusing on secure, scalable backend systems and cross-functional collaboration across product, design and analytics.

You will set long-term technical strategy, drive critical features, ensure reliability, and coach teammates. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is expected, with strong communication across a

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Proficiency with Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Frontend experience with React or Vue is required.
• Demonstrated ability to drive features with a technical plan.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team over a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to ensure sustainability and risk management.
• Define and advocate technical solutions and operational processes.
• Own team operations, monitoring, triage, and on-call readiness.
• Establish code and design standards and promote them beyond the team.
• Mentor teammates and lead by example.

Skills

Backend design

System scalability

Cloud platforms

API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Code quality

Debugging

Performance optimization

Leadership

Security awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

React

Vue

Job description

affirm is a remote-first company that empowers people to pay over time with clear terms and transparent pricing. This role sits in Trust & Safety within the Checkout organization, focusing on secure, scalable backend systems and cross-functional collaboration across product, design and analytics.

You will set long-term technical strategy, drive critical features, ensure reliability, and coach teammates. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is expected, with strong communication across a