Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

Role overview

What you’ll do

• Break larger projects into tasks, deliver phased work, and coordinate with teammates for timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
• Create and monitor metrics, escalate issues, and support operations, availability, and on-call efforts.
• Participate in team growth and development activities, including interviewing.

What we look for

• At least 1.5 years of software engineering experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems; proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to design multi-component software solutions and write clear, well-tested, extensible code.
• Comfort navigating large codebases, debugging others’ code, and participating in code reviews.
• Strong verbal and written communication for collaboration with a global engineering team.
• Equivalent practical experience or a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Base pay

• USA Pacific base pay range: $165,000–$225,000 USD; applies to CA, WA, NY, NJ, and CT.
• USA Sapphire base pay range: $146,000–$206,000 USD for other U.S. states.
• Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards and monthly health, wellness, and technology stipends.

Workplace

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

Benefits

• Benefits include subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible time off, holiday calendars, spending stipends, and an employee stock purchase plan.