Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
Affirm, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the AI Agents engineering team within the Servicing Engineering organization. Our team works closely with an omnichannel AI agent vendor to provide a conversational first point of contact for our customers. We focus on orchestrating the systems within Affirm to continuously find solutions for our customers.
The team is newly formed and taking on big unknowns, so we’re looking for someone who wants to take ownership and execute for whatever is necessary.
What You’ll Do
Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open‑ended problems and ensuring everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics, participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that consider risks and trade‑offs.
Proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” and on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
Experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design; write high‑quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, with a suite of tools and practices that enable safe development.
Ownership of personal growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Either a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Pay Grade Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade Equity Grade: 8
Compensation Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 - $240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 - $219,000
Benefits
Health care coverage – affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on technology, food, various lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
ESPP – an employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of affirm at a discount.
Location Affirm is proud to be a remote‑first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Employees may be required to work out of an assigned affirm office occasionally.
Diversity & Inclusion We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge you have read affirm’s Global Candidate Privacy Notice and give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of personal information as described therein.
Legal & Equal Opportunity Affirm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
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We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the AI Agents engineering team within the Servicing Engineering organization. Our team works closely with an omnichannel AI agent vendor to provide a conversational first point of contact for our customers. We focus on orchestrating the systems within Affirm to continuously find solutions for our customers.
The team is newly formed and taking on big unknowns, so we’re looking for someone who wants to take ownership and execute for whatever is necessary.
What You’ll Do
Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open‑ended problems and ensuring everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics, participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that consider risks and trade‑offs.
Proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” and on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
Experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design; write high‑quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, with a suite of tools and practices that enable safe development.
Ownership of personal growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Either a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Pay Grade Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade Equity Grade: 8
Compensation Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents).
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $190,000 - $240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $169,000 - $219,000
Benefits
Health care coverage – affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on technology, food, various lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
ESPP – an employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of affirm at a discount.
Location Affirm is proud to be a remote‑first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Employees may be required to work out of an assigned affirm office occasionally.
Diversity & Inclusion We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge you have read affirm’s Global Candidate Privacy Notice and give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of personal information as described therein.
Legal & Equal Opportunity Affirm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
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