Affirm

Senior Software Engineer, Backend – Affirm Card

Affirm

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $169,000 - $240,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Drive planning and prioritization of projects based on product, technical, and business goals by leveraging relevant resources and data.
  • Work cross functionally with colleagues in Experience, Accounting, Product, and Analytics teams to set and execute our money movement strategy for the Debit card
  • Build APIs and data models to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures
  • Take an active role in mentoring junior engineers, and the processes that support team growth and efficiency

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be proficient in asynchronous mode of communication–written tech specs, wiki, project plans, etc.
  • Excellent project management skills–high degree of organization and ability to surface critical information effectively.
  • Work with our Product team to extend our core money movement systems;
  • Passion for working with multi-functional teams including Product, Design, Analytics and Business teams.
  • Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus.
  • Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers is a plus
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Benefits
  • Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
  • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
  • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
  • ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
API developmentdata modelingmicro-service architectureevent-driven architecturePythonKotlindistributed systemsproject management
Soft Skills
communication skillsmentoringorganizational skillscross-functional collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree