Senior Backend Engineer - Trust & Safety, Remote-First

Affirm, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 173,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Monthly stipends for tech setup

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

AffiRm is seeking an experienced Trust & Safety Engineer to own quarterly goals, lead engineers, and collaborate with product, design and analytics. You will drive delivery, define technical plans, and raise standards for code quality while mentoring teammates.

The role emphasizes owning growth, contributing to scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin, and strong cross‑functional collaboration across a remote‑first, national scope in the United States.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Ability to define a technical plan for delivering a major feature with simple, extensible design.
• Capability to make big changes safely in a large codebase with supporting tooling and practices.
• Demonstrated ownership of personal growth through feedback and collaboration.
• Strong verbal and written communication for cross‑functional work with global teams.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience or higher

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for the team, guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design and analytics to align on constraints and trade-offs.
• Identify and lead resolution of project, process, technology or business issues.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts; monitor metrics and participate in on-call efforts.
• Set or improve code review and design standards, and advocate them beyond the team.
• Develop talent by giving feedback and leading by example

Skills

Backend design

Distributed systems

Python or Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

AffiRm is seeking an experienced Trust & Safety Engineer to own quarterly goals, lead engineers, and collaborate with product, design and analytics. You will drive delivery, define technical plans, and raise standards for code quality while mentoring teammates.

The role emphasizes owning growth, contributing to scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin, and strong cross‑functional collaboration across a remote‑first, national scope in the United States.