Senior Backend Engineer, Messaging Core - Remote

Affirm, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 97,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully subsidized health coverage

Remote-first culture

Flexible time off

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first fintech company focused on transparent payments. We are seeking a software engineer to own quarterly technical goals for the Communications area and design reliable backend services for high-volume, multi-region messaging.

This role emphasizes system design, collaboration across teams, and delivering scalable solutions in a remote environment with flexible time off and fully subsidized health coverage.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development with system design expertise.
• Proficiency in Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, DynamoDB, and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own quarterly technical goals for the Communications area.
• Design reliable backend services for high-volume, multi-region messaging.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

System design

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first fintech company focused on transparent payments. We are seeking a software engineer to own quarterly technical goals for the Communications area and design reliable backend services for high-volume, multi-region messaging.

This role emphasizes system design, collaboration across teams, and delivering scalable solutions in a remote environment with flexible time off and fully subsidized health coverage.