Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Role overview

What you’ll do

• Break larger projects into tasks, deliver work in phases, and collaborate to ensure timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
• Create and monitor metrics, escalate issues when needed, and support operations, availability, and on-call efforts.
• Contribute to team growth and development, including participating in interviews.

What we look for

• At least 1.5 years of software engineering experience and experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
• Proficiency in either Python or Kotlin; familiarity with distributed systems and technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to design multi-component solutions, write clear and well-tested extensible code, navigate large codebases, debug, and review code.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
• Equivalent practical experience or a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Compensation

• The posting lists USA Pacific base pay ranges of $165,000–$225,000 and USA Sapphire base pay ranges of $146,000–$206,000; no pay cadence is specified.
• Total compensation may include equity, monthly stipends, and benefits.

Workplace

• Affirm describes the company as remote-first; most roles can be performed from almost anywhere within the country of employment.
• Some positions may occasionally require in-person office work, and all new hires are invited to an in-person onboarding experience.

Benefits

• Benefits highlights include health coverage, spending stipends, flexible time off, holiday calendars, and an employee stock purchase plan.