Senior Backend Engineer – Partner Merchant Interface (Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the Partner Merchant Interfaces. This remote-friendly role focuses on APIs used by Partners and Merchants to integrate with Affirm and power top partners like Amazon and Stripe.

You will build and maintain scalable backend services, collaborate across teams, and ensure reliability while delivering features that enable seamless partner integrations.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Strong Python or Kotlin experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to contribute to projects and goals.
• Work with teammates and stakeholders to create visibility on risks and trade-offs.
• Balance speed and quality to meet business goals while protecting systems from downtime.
• Contribute to team growth and development activities.

Skills

Backend design

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for the Partner Merchant Interfaces. This remote-friendly role focuses on APIs used by Partners and Merchants to integrate with Affirm and power top partners like Amazon and Stripe.

You will build and maintain scalable backend services, collaborate across teams, and ensure reliability while delivering features that enable seamless partner integrations.