Affirm

Software Engineering Apprentice, Backend

Affirm

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $55 per hour

Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • Work with a team of engineers to build, maintain, and scale our critical experimentation, feature flag, and feature store infrastructure serving millions of customers.
  • You will ship code and monitor the deployment of your work. Our Apprenticeship projects are not isolated or intended to be thrown away; your team will depend on your contributions.
  • We will pair you with a dedicated mentor who will be by your side to give advice and ensure the success of your project. You can expect to meet with them on a regular basis and receive feedback.
  • Apprentices will have the opportunity to share their work with the engineering organization upon completion of the program.
  • With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals.
  • You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work.
  • You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime.
  • You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities.

Requirements

  • Must be located within the United States
  • Ages 18+, no college degree requirements. Affirm seeks technical proficiency via a coding school, online certification, community college, or self-taught equivalent
  • Have previously worked on large scale coding projects, including work that you may have done during a bootcamp experience or on your own
  • Always excited to learn and thrive in a fast pace environment
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Have sound judgement for working among ambiguity
  • Be able to display empathy, humbleness, and kindness
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
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Certifications
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