Affirm

Software Engineer II, Backend (Capital Orchestration)

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3 months ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$142k - $210k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build a foundational platform to reconcile transactions across systems, partners, and cash movements.
  • Build and integrate data pipelines from varied products and systems.
  • Develop intuitive user experiences that streamline business workflows.
  • Design and deliver scalable software in collaboration with engineers, product managers, designers, analytics partners, and business stakeholders.
  • Break larger projects into tasks, deliver them in phases, and support timely execution.
  • Improve designs, code quality, testing, and technical decision-making.
  • Create and monitor operational metrics, escalate issues, and participate in keep-the-lights-on and on-call efforts.

Requirements

  • At least 1.5 years of software engineering experience.
  • Fluency in full stack web development, backend development, event processing, or batch processing.
  • Experience designing, building, launching, and maintaining products at scale.
  • Knowledge of Python, JavaScript, React, Airflow, Spark, Horizon Portal, and SQL is a plus.
  • Ability to translate business problems into solutions spanning multiple software components and write clear, tested, extensible code.
  • Comfort navigating large codebases, debugging code, and participating in code reviews.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, ownership, organization, curiosity, and self-direction.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work arrangement with location flexibility within the country of employment
  • 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
  • Flexible Spending Wallets for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses
  • Wellness days, competitive vacation and holiday schedules, and Away Days
  • Learning and Development programs
  • Parental benefits and Employee Resource & Community Groups
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData Engineering
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About Affirm

1,001-5,000 employees

At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more. A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email. Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Warsaw, Madrid and London. Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you. Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today! Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.

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