Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, High-Impact Systems

Affirm, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 173,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage for you and your:

Tech stipend for setup

Flexible time off

Equity via ESPP

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own the design, development, and delivery of scalable backend systems. You will work with Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes to build highly available services and guide architectural decisions.

This remote-friendly role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with product/design/analytics, and a focus on delivering high-quality code with clear trade-offs.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience with Python or Kotlin in production systems.
• Proven ability to build highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to craft a technical plan for delivery of a significant feature.
• Strong ownership mindset and growth mindset, proactive feedback.
• Strong verbal and written communication for global teams.

Responsibilities

• Own quarterly goals for your team and lead engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics on requirements and constraints.
• Identify and drive resolution of project, process or technology issues.
• Support operations and on-call efforts, monitor metrics.
• Raise quality by setting code review and design standards.
• Develop talent by providing feedback and mentoring.

Skills

Backend design

Python/Kotlin

Distributed systems

AWS/MySQL/Kubernetes

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own the design, development, and delivery of scalable backend systems. You will work with Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes to build highly available services and guide architectural decisions.

This remote-friendly role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with product/design/analytics, and a focus on delivering high-quality code with clear trade-offs.