Senior Backend Engineer - Checkout Platform

Affirm; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affim is a remote-first company building a next-generation checkout platform. We’re seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design and implement APIs and microservices that power a world-class buying experience for customers.

You will own checkout components, improve performance and reliability, and collaborate with engineers across the organization while embracing a remote-friendly culture. We value ownership, execution, collaboration, and customer-centric thinking.

Qualifications

• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Ownership of checkout components and long-term health of the system.
• Clear communication and collaboration across teams.
• Growth with engineers and sharing learning to help the team.
• Customer-centric mindset focused on improving user experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement insightful forward-looking approaches that go beyond the direct team.
• Own components of checkout systems and define their long-term health, while improving surrounding systems.
• Collaborate with engineers within our team and across the organization to build the next generation of the checkout platform.
• Learn and improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the checkout platform.

Skills

Ownership

Execution

Collaboration

Team building

Customer-centric

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Kotlin

RPC

Redis

MySQL

AWS

Github

Job description

Affim is a remote-first company building a next-generation checkout platform. We’re seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design and implement APIs and microservices that power a world-class buying experience for customers.

You will own checkout components, improve performance and reliability, and collaborate with engineers across the organization while embracing a remote-friendly culture. We value ownership, execution, collaboration, and customer-centric thinking.