Senior Backend Engineer, Order Platform (Remote)

Affirm; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Remote-first company

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Order Platform team, you’ll shape systems powering affirm purchases after checkout—orders, captures, refunds, and settlement—driving reliability at scale and defining capabilities that unlock future product needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability and risks are understood.
• Advocate for technical solutions and operational processes.
• Own your team’s operations and on-call readiness.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership through code standards and leadership.

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Order Platform team, you’ll shape systems powering affirm purchases after checkout—orders, captures, refunds, and settlement—driving reliability at scale and defining capabilities that unlock future product needs.