Remote Software Engineer II — API & Web Apps

Affirm; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech spending stipends

Generous time off & holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company focused on a transparent, flexible work environment. The role involves building web applications with React, designing scalable APIs, and collaborating across product, design, and analytics to deliver value.

The position emphasizes ownership, growth, and clear communication within a global engineering team, with remote-first policies and flexible in-person onboarding where applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping web apps with declarative UI frameworks like React.
• Experience designing, developing and launching APIs at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Ability to translate complex problems into modular, well-tested code and interact with multiple services.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases with timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics to balance risks and trade-offs.
• Maintain team artifacts, monitor metrics, and support on-call efforts.

Skills

React

API design

Python or Kotlin

Write clean, testable code

Code reviews & debugging

Growth mindset

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company focused on a transparent, flexible work environment. The role involves building web applications with React, designing scalable APIs, and collaborating across product, design, and analytics to deliver value.

The position emphasizes ownership, growth, and clear communication within a global engineering team, with remote-first policies and flexible in-person onboarding where applicable.