Remote Senior Backend Engineer, Card Loan Platform

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipend

Health stipend

Wellness stipend

Flexible time off

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company experiencing rapid growth and building high-availability services to enable clear, predictable pay-over-time options. We seek a senior software engineer to drive technical strategy and lead the design and development of large-scale systems.

You will collaborate with product, analytics, and other teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions using Python, Kotlin, and AWS in a remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with strong system design.
• Proficiency in Python and Kotlin.
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Remote-first environment with flexible work style.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy by leading planning, prioritization, and execution of projects.
• Lead end-to-end system design and development of large-scale, high-availability services.
• Collaborate across functions with product, analytics, and other teams.

Skills

System design

Python

Kotlin

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

AWS

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company experiencing rapid growth and building high-availability services to enable clear, predictable pay-over-time options. We seek a senior software engineer to drive technical strategy and lead the design and development of large-scale systems.

You will collaborate with product, analytics, and other teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions using Python, Kotlin, and AWS in a remote-friendly environment.