Software Engineer II — Build Scalable APIs & React Apps (Remote)

Affirm; New York (NY); Remote; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech setup stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

affirm is a remote-first company enabling flexible, transparent payments. This role contributes to product development by breaking down projects, delivering in phases, and collaborating with product management, design, and analytics.

You will own components, write tests, review code, and help maintain reliable APIs using Python or Kotlin, with ownership of growth and collaboration across a global engineering team.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping web apps with React.
• Experience designing and launching APIs at scale (Python or Kotlin).
• Ownership mindset and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics on ideation and decisions.
• Support operations and on-call efforts, monitoring metrics.
• Contribute to team growth by participating in interviews.

Skills

React

APIs at scale

Problem solving

Code reviews

Communication

Python

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

affirm is a remote-first company enabling flexible, transparent payments. This role contributes to product development by breaking down projects, delivering in phases, and collaborating with product management, design, and analytics.

You will own components, write tests, review code, and help maintain reliable APIs using Python or Kotlin, with ownership of growth and collaboration across a global engineering team.