Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
Affirm, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
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Affirm
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 that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Collaborate with product management, design and analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints and partnering on decisions that properly 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” & on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team 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 the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design, writing high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
Proficiency at making significant changes in a large code base, and having developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
Demonstrated ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Pay Grade Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade Equity Grade: 8
Compensation and Benefits Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits. 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.
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. Our core values prioritize people, and we offer competitive benefits including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents, flexible spending wallets, competitive vacation schedules and an employee stock purchase plan.
EEO Statement Affirm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Affirm welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and promotes an inclusive environment. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (AI Agents)
role at
Affirm
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 that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
Collaborate with product management, design and analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints and partnering on decisions that properly 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” & on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team 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 the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design, writing high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
Proficiency at making significant changes in a large code base, and having developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
Demonstrated ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Pay Grade Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade Equity Grade: 8
Compensation and Benefits Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits. 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.
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. Our core values prioritize people, and we offer competitive benefits including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents, flexible spending wallets, competitive vacation schedules and an employee stock purchase plan.
EEO Statement Affirm is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Affirm welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and promotes an inclusive environment. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
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