Affirm
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Powered by 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.
The Powered by affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of affirm’s integrations with enterprise merchants and partners. We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end‑to‑end integrated solutions.
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.
Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics, 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” & on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership 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 designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivery of a significant feature or system component with elegant, simple and extensible design. Write 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 safe changes.
Demonstrated ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Compensation Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade: 8
USA Base Pay Range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $190 000 – $240 000 per year.
USA Base Pay Range (all other U.S. states): $169 000 – $219 000 per year.
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).
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, 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.
Employment Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Remote Work Policy 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. Affiliates in proximal roles have flexibility to work remotely but may be required to work out of an assigned affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to the nature of their responsibilities.
EEO Statement 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 affirm’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.
Additional Information For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at affirm by 2x.
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The Powered by affirm (PBA) team builds the APIs and solutions that power all of affirm’s integrations with enterprise merchants and partners. We create and manage the APIs and tools that drive checkout and merchant onboarding, and we collaborate with stakeholders to design and build custom end‑to‑end integrated solutions.
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.
Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics, 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” & on‑call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership 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 designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Experience defining a technical plan for delivery of a significant feature or system component with elegant, simple and extensible design. Write 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 safe changes.
Demonstrated ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Compensation Pay Grade: N
Equity Grade: 8
USA Base Pay Range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $190 000 – $240 000 per year.
USA Base Pay Range (all other U.S. states): $169 000 – $219 000 per year.
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).
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, 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.
Employment Details
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Remote Work Policy 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. Affiliates in proximal roles have flexibility to work remotely but may be required to work out of an assigned affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to the nature of their responsibilities.
EEO Statement 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 affirm’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.
Additional Information For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco, pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at affirm by 2x.
#J-18808-Ljbffr