Senior CIAM Engineer — Remote, Secure Identity Platform

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 169,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Generous stipends for technology and lifestyle needs

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a backend software engineer to design and implement core Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) systems. This hands-on role focuses on building backend services that support secure registration, login, and account management for B2C and B2B applications. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, strong skills in Python, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. Affirm offers a remote-first work environment, comprehensive health benefits, and competitive pay, ranging from $169,000 to $240,000 based on experience and location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Experience with CIAM integrations such as Okta or Auth0.
• Strong security fundamentals applied through engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate core CIAM backend services.
• Develop backend APIs and services in Python and Kotlin.
• Automate CIAM infrastructure and deployments.

Skills

CIAM systems design

Production experience in Python

API design

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native development

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Affirm is seeking a backend software engineer to design and implement core Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) systems. This hands-on role focuses on building backend services that support secure registration, login, and account management for B2C and B2B applications. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience, strong skills in Python, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. Affirm offers a remote-first work environment, comprehensive health benefits, and competitive pay, ranging from $169,000 to $240,000 based on experience and location.