Senior Platform Engineer, Card Loans (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity rewards

Monthly stipends for health/tech

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineer to help design and build the financial brain behind our card products. You will lead system design for high-throughput services, craft robust APIs, and collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to drive real-time decisioning at scale.

Join a remote-first, fast-growing company with a strong emphasis on correctness and scalability. Expect mentorship, architectural leadership, and opportunities to shape the future of Affirm's money

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development or engineering with system design focus.
• Adept at leading teams and communicating complex ideas clearly.
• Strong background in modern programming languages and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy by planning, prioritizing, and executing projects aligned with goals.
• Lead end-to-end design and development of large-scale, high-availability services with robust APIs.
• Collaborate with Product, Analytics, Design, Legal, and Accounting to define requirements.
• Ensure health and performance by diagnosing issues, optimizing code, and improving scalability.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and promote best practices.

Skills

System design

Leadership

Communication

Python

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

REST

Job description

Affirm is seeking a senior backend engineer to help design and build the financial brain behind our card products. You will lead system design for high-throughput services, craft robust APIs, and collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to drive real-time decisioning at scale.

Join a remote-first, fast-growing company with a strong emphasis on correctness and scalability. Expect mentorship, architectural leadership, and opportunities to shape the future of Affirm's money