Senior Backend Engineer, Remote-First & Scalable Systems

Affirm, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipend

Flexible time off

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own and deliver scalable systems in collaboration with product and design teams. You will drive architecture decisions, write high-quality code, and mentor engineers across the team.

You will contribute to the operations and reliability of critical systems while maintaining a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. This role is remote-first with strong cross-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing and delivering backend systems at scale.
• Experience with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to define a technical plan for a significant feature with elegant design.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team and guide engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics in ideation and decision making.
• Identify issues and lead in solving project, process, or tech problems.
• Maintain team artifacts, monitor metrics, and support on-call efforts.
• Set coding standards and promote quality beyond your team.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Python/Kotlin

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to own and deliver scalable systems in collaboration with product and design teams. You will drive architecture decisions, write high-quality code, and mentor engineers across the team.

You will contribute to the operations and reliability of critical systems while maintaining a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. This role is remote-first with strong cross-site collaboration.