Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
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Affim is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.
What You’ll Do
You will own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open‑ended problems and ensuring everyone is supported throughout delivery.
You will collaborate with product management, design, and analytics, articulating technical constraints and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade‑offs.
You will proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on‑call efforts.
You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
You have 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
You are experienced in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
You have experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
You can define a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design and write high‑quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
You take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Pay Grade N
Equity Grade 8
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 We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
Health care coverage – you and your dependents receive full coverage of all premiums for all levels of coverage.
Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on technology, food, various lifestyle needs, and family‑forming expenses.
Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules that allow you to take time off to rest and recharge.
ESPP – an employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affim at a discount.
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 that you have read Affim's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
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Affim is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.
What You’ll Do
You will own and deliver quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open‑ended problems and ensuring everyone is supported throughout delivery.
You will collaborate with product management, design, and analytics, articulating technical constraints and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade‑offs.
You will proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on‑call efforts.
You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks.
You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
You have 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
You are experienced in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
You have experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
You can define a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design and write high‑quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
You take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Pay Grade N
Equity Grade 8
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 We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
Health care coverage – you and your dependents receive full coverage of all premiums for all levels of coverage.
Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on technology, food, various lifestyle needs, and family‑forming expenses.
Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules that allow you to take time off to rest and recharge.
ESPP – an employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affim at a discount.
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 that you have read Affim's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
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