The opportunity
At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.
What you'll do
With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down: larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development: lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by: creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in: growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.
On-Call Rotation: There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.
You have a total of 2+ years of experience as a software engineer.
What they're looking for
- You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and: are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
- You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and: technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
- You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
- You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and: providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.