Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Trust & Safety) (Fully Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech & wellness stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company that enables consumers with pay-over-time solutions and a culture of trust. This role leads backend engineering to solve open-ended problems with clarity and delivery discipline across a global engineering team.

You will collaborate across peers and stakeholders to articulate constraints, set quarterly goals, and raise the bar on code review and design standards while pursuing scalable, highly available systems in production.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Proven track record of highly available distributed systems with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in making significant changes in a large code base with a suite of tools for safe delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Support peers and stakeholders by collaborating on ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards.

Job description

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Support peers and stakeholders by collaborating on ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards.

What We Look For:

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Track record of developing highly available distributed systems with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in making significant changes in a large code base with a suite of tools for safe delivery.

Benefits Designed for You:

• Health coverage at no cost: 100% of premiums covered for you and your dependents.
• Monthly spending stipends for tech, health, and wellness.
• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) at a discount.

Affirm

Affirm provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees or surprises. As a remote-first company with a focus on trust and safety, it fosters a culture of quality, ownership, and collaboration in a global engineering team.