Staff Software Engineer, Account Security Platform (Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Tech spending stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

affirm is a remote-first company building secure, scalable account protection within its Checkout organization. We seek a senior software engineer to own backend and frontend initiatives, shaping long-range strategy and delivering high-impact features for users nationwide.

You will drive cross-team collaboration with product, design and analytics, establish standards for reliability and security, and mentor teammates to grow talent while maintaining a strong engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proficient in designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale with Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Proficient in web apps using React or Vue.
• Experience delivering major features or deprecations with a clear technical plan.
• Able to navigate ambiguity and understand large system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long horizon and align with business goals.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics across the product lifecycle for sustainability and trade-offs.
• Act as a force-multiplier by defining solutions and operational processes.
• Own team operations, monitoring, on-call readiness, triage, and playbooks.
• Establish code and design standards and champion them across teams.
• Develop talent by mentoring and guiding team members.

Skills

Backend systems

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

React/Vue

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

MySQL

Job description

affirm is a remote-first company building secure, scalable account protection within its Checkout organization. We seek a senior software engineer to own backend and frontend initiatives, shaping long-range strategy and delivering high-impact features for users nationwide.

You will drive cross-team collaboration with product, design and analytics, establish standards for reliability and security, and mentor teammates to grow talent while maintaining a strong engineering culture.