Software Engineer II, Backend (Decisions Orchestration) (Fully Remote)

Affirm

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents
Monthly tech setup stipend
Wellness stipend
Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time through buy now, pay later solutions. It is a remote-first company with a culture focused on honesty, trust, and customer-centric innovation.

Design and implement forward-looking approaches for checkout systems and own components with long-term health. Collaborate with engineers to build the next generation of the checkout platform while taking ownership of technical decisions and shipping high-quality software at scale.

Qualifications

  • Take ownership and drive technical decisions within your team.
  • Execute with a proven track record of shipping high-quality software at scale.
  • Communicate clearly and build teams through sharing learnings and feedback.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement forward-looking approaches for checkout systems.
  • Own components of checkout systems and define their long-term health.
  • Collaborate with engineers to build the next generation of the checkout platform.

Skills

Ownership
Shipping at scale
Communication

Tools

Python
Kotlin
RPC
Redis
MySQL
AWS
GitHub

Job description

  • Design and implement forward-looking approaches for checkout systems.
  • Own components of checkout systems and define their long-term health.
  • Collaborate with engineers to build the next generation of the checkout platform.

What we look for:

  • Take ownership and drive technical decisions within your team.
  • Execute with a proven track record of shipping high-quality software at scale.
  • Communicate clearly and build teams through sharing learnings and feedback.

Tech you'll use:

  • Python, Kotlin, RPC, Redis, MySQL, AWS, and GitHub.
  • Focus on microservices and APIs for transaction management.
  • Health coverage at no cost for you and your dependents.
  • Monthly stipends for tech setup and wellness options.
  • Flexible time off and employee stock purchase plan.
Affirm

Affirm provides a clear, predictable way to pay over time through buy now, pay later solutions. It is a remote-first company with a culture focused on honesty, trust, and customer-centric innovation.

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