Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lakehouse Infra) (Fully Remote)

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees & depend

ESPP

Flexible time off

Monthly stipends

Job summary

Affirm, a remote-first company in the United States, seeks engineers to own backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to balance trade-offs and manage risks while delivering quarterly goals.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years building backend infrastructure, experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Spark, and an ability to thrive in a flexible, fast-moving environment that offers health coverage, stipends, and ESPP.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building backend systems at scale.
• Experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes and Spark.
• Remote-first company culture and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics on trade-offs and risks.

Skills

Backend systems

Python or Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Spark

Job description

• Own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity.
• Collaborate with product, design, and analytics on trade-offs and risks.

What We Look For:

• 4+ years building backend systems at scale with Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes, and big data tools like Spark.
• Health coverage at no cost for employees and dependents.
• Flexible time off, monthly stipends, and ESPP.

Affirm

Affirm provides clear, predictable buy now, pay later services with no hidden fees. It is a growing, remote-first company that values transparency, flexibility, and customer trust.