Senior Backend Engineer - Partner APIs (Remote)

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

ESPP

Stipends for health & tech spending

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit to offer honest, friendly terms for buy now, pay later. Join the Partner Merchant Interfaces - Integration team to build APIs for partners and merchants and power services used by Amazon and Stripe.

You will design, develop, and launch backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin, with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. You will own and review code, collaborate with a global team, and contribute to growth and reliability of our services.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin and building distributed systems.
• Strong code quality mindset with testing and extensibility.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to deliver backend features for partner and merchant integrations.
• Balance speed and quality to meet business goals while protecting systems from downtime.
• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to team growth and code reviews.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Communication

Ownership & growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit to offer honest, friendly terms for buy now, pay later. Join the Partner Merchant Interfaces - Integration team to build APIs for partners and merchants and power services used by Amazon and Stripe.

You will design, develop, and launch backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin, with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. You will own and review code, collaborate with a global team, and contribute to growth and reliability of our services.