Staff Software Engineer, Security & Trust (Remote)

Affirm, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to join the Account Management team within Trust & Safety. You will shape technical strategy, collaborate across product, design, and analytics, and own operations and on-call readiness to keep systems reliable.

You will mentor teammates, set code and design standards, and help scale secure, user-friendly experiences that protect customer accounts across the U.S. remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficient in backend systems design and scalable architectures.
• Experience with Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• Strong frontend skills with React or Vue.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team over a year and align with business goals.
• Collaborate with product management, design and analytics on sustainability and risk.
• Advocate for technical solutions and efficient operational processes.
• Own team operations, monitoring, triage, playbooks and on-call readiness.
• Define and propagate code review and design standards beyond the team.
• Mentor team members and lead by example.

Skills

Backend systems design

Python Kotlin AWS MySQL Kubernetes

React or Vue frontend

System delivery planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to join the Account Management team within Trust & Safety. You will shape technical strategy, collaborate across product, design, and analytics, and own operations and on-call readiness to keep systems reliable.

You will mentor teammates, set code and design standards, and help scale secure, user-friendly experiences that protect customer accounts across the U.S. remote-first environment.