Senior Software Engineer & Tech Lead (Remote, Equity)

Affirm; Boise (ID); Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for dependents

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is hiring a senior software engineer to drive technical strategy by planning, prioritizing, and delivering large-scale, high-availability services. You’ll design robust APIs and data models for microservice and event-driven architectures, shaping systems that scale with the business.

You’ll mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and collaborate with product, analytics, design, legal, and accounting to support card loan attribution and lifecycle strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development or engineering experience with system design and architecture.
• Motivated leader, inspiring team growth and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Excellent communicator, adept at sharing complex ideas with diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a creative, solution-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency in Python, Kotlin, or similar.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of database systems (SQL, NoSQL), web frameworks, and RESTful API development.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy by planning, prioritization, and execution of projects.
• Lead end-to-end system design and development of large-scale, high-availability services.
• Collaborate with partners to define requirements and execute card loan attribution and lifecycle strategy.
• Ensure system health and performance by analyzing issues and optimizing code for long-term robustness.
• Mentor and grow the team through code reviews and design discussions.

Skills

System design

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Python

Kotlin

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL

REST APIs

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Affirm is hiring a senior software engineer to drive technical strategy by planning, prioritizing, and delivering large-scale, high-availability services. You’ll design robust APIs and data models for microservice and event-driven architectures, shaping systems that scale with the business.

You’ll mentor junior engineers, lead design reviews, and collaborate with product, analytics, design, legal, and accounting to support card loan attribution and lifecycle strategies.