Software Engineer II, Backend

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and manage APIs for enterprise solutions. The role requires 1.5+ years of experience, proficiency in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes. This position offers competitive compensation, health benefits, flexible spending allowances, and the possibility for remote work across the United States.

Benefits

Health care coverage for you and dependents

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
• Familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks.
• Contribute to the entire API lifecycle.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts.

Skills

Backend system design

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Code debugging

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Overview

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

The Powered by Affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of Affirm’s integrations with Enterprise Merchants and Partners. We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end-to-end integrated solutions.

What you\'ll do

• With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• You will contribute to the entire API lifecycle, including designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and evolving our APIs.
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” and on-call efforts.
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.

What we look for

• You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
• You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• You have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.
• You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others\' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
• Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Location and Compensation

Location: Remote Canada

Pay Grade: L • Equity Grade: 5

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). Equity rewards may be offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

CAN base pay range per year: $125,000 - $175,000

#LI-Remote

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some roles may require occasional work from an Affirm office.

Benefits

• Health care coverage — Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets — generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off — competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• ESPP — An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

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