Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Ledger & Financial Systems

Affirm; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 204,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, offering buy now, pay later with no hidden fees or compounding interest. The Ledger Engineering team builds an audit-grade ledger platform to support rapid product innovation and regulatory requirements.

You will lead a backend-focused team, shaping year-long technical strategy and collaborating across product, design, and analytics to ensure scalable, reliable systems powering consumer and partner interactions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems.
• Experience with financial systems, ledgering or related domains.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to ensure sustainability and risk management.
• Define and advocate technical solutions and operational processes to improve reliability.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems architecture

Communication skills

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, offering buy now, pay later with no hidden fees or compounding interest. The Ledger Engineering team builds an audit-grade ledger platform to support rapid product innovation and regulatory requirements.

You will lead a backend-focused team, shaping year-long technical strategy and collaborating across product, design, and analytics to ensure scalable, reliable systems powering consumer and partner interactions.