Streaming Data Engineer II — Backend Systems

Affirm; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 146,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Tech stipend

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is hiring a software engineer to design, build, and operate backend services using Python or Kotlin. You’ll work on scalable data-driven systems and collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to ship reliable features.

You’ll contribute to a distributed platform with AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes, while maintaining code quality through reviews and tests. Remote-first, with flexible in-office options where available.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
• Proficient in Python or Kotlin and familiar with distributed systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics.
• Monitor metrics and keep services running with on-call support.
• Contribute to team growth through interview participation.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Backend design

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Ownership & growth

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm is hiring a software engineer to design, build, and operate backend services using Python or Kotlin. You’ll work on scalable data-driven systems and collaborate with product, design, and analytics teams to ship reliable features.

You’ll contribute to a distributed platform with AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes, while maintaining code quality through reviews and tests. Remote-first, with flexible in-office options where available.