6 months ago
Base Salary
$169k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and expand the platform backbone to support hundreds of thousands of merchants globally.
- Build the new lifecycle-orchestrator service and modernize older parts of the codebase.
- Coordinate scope and delivery of cross-team projects.
- Mentor engineers and support their professional development.
- Partner with the Engineering Manager and Team Lead on the team’s long-term vision and execution.
- Execute technical strategy for broad and complex requirements and solve large open-ended problems.
- Use agentic development tools such as Claude Code to automate development tasks.
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the organization.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a backend software engineer.
- Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design, distributed systems, and the effects of architectural decisions on performance and maintainability.
- Proficiency with data models, HTTP and RPC API design, state machines, event-driven architecture, and database design.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including asynchronous technical specifications, ADRs, and project plans.
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
- Experience with monitoring and alerting systems.
- Java and Kotlin experience are especially helpful.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement within the country of employment, with occasional office requirements for proximal roles.
- Health care coverage with premiums fully covered for employees and dependents.
- Flexible spending stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses.
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted shares.
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology spending.
About Affirm
Affirm provides buy now, pay later installment financing at online and in-store checkout, along with a consumer app and virtual card, for shoppers and merchants. It monetizes through merchant fees and interest on select loans, with no late fees. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Affirm is a public company listed on NASDAQ that powers payments for thousands of ecommerce retailers.