Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Role overview

What you'll do

• Break projects into tasks, deliver work in phases, and collaborate on timely delivery.
• Work with product management, design, and analytics on ideation and decisions, explaining technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
• Create and monitor metrics, escalate as needed, and support operations, availability, and on-call work.
• Participate in team growth and development, including interviews.

What Affirm looks for

• At least 1.5 years of software engineering experience and backend system design, development, and launch experience.
• Proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to design solutions across multiple components and write clear, tested, extensible code.
• Comfort with large codebases, debugging, and code reviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Equivalent practical experience or a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Pay

• USA Pacific base pay range is $165,000–$225,000; USA Sapphire base pay range is $146,000–$206,000. The pay cadence is not stated.
• Compensation may also include equity, monthly spending stipends, and benefits.

Workplace

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

Benefits

• Benefits include subsidized health coverage, spending stipends, flexible time off, holidays, and an employee stock purchase plan.