Senior Backend Engineer, Checkout Platform (Remote)

Affirm; Charlotte (NC); 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 financial services company seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design and optimize the checkout platform that powers the buying experience. You will build APIs and microservices to handle transactions with a focus on reliability and user-centric design.

You’ll collaborate with technical leaders, own key checkout components, and help shape engineering standards while delivering high-quality software at scale in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Owns components of checkout systems and defines long-term health.
• Writes high-quality, scalable code and ships features.
• Communicates clearly within and across teams.
• Proactively improves engineering standards and tooling.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement checkout system components.
• Collaborate with teams to build next-gen checkout platform.
• Improve performance and reliability of user journey systems.
• Learn and improve engineering standards and processes.

Skills

Ownership mindset

Communication

Team collaboration

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Kotlin

RPC

Redis

MySQL

AWS

Github

Job description

Affim is a remote-first financial services company seeking a Backend Software Engineer to design and optimize the checkout platform that powers the buying experience. You will build APIs and microservices to handle transactions with a focus on reliability and user-centric design.

You’ll collaborate with technical leaders, own key checkout components, and help shape engineering standards while delivering high-quality software at scale in a fast-paced environment.