Affirm is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Affirm's Checkout Wallets and Payment team as a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to develop and maintain critical checkout services. You will write high-quality code, provide technical leadership, and contribute to technical discussions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, launching, and maintaining systems
• Strong technical background in backend software development with technologies like Python, Java or Kotlin
• 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
• Passion for working with multi-functional teams including Product, Design, Analytics and Business teams

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other Software Engineers to design, maintain, and evolve existing architecture that grows the business and unlocks new product initiatives
• Actively being an owner of checkout systems and defining their long-term health
• Drive detailed project definition, design, technical specification, cross-functional alignment, task breakdown, and delivery
• Proactively raise any issues or improvement opportunities in our product, technology, or business processes and contribute ideas to deliver them
• Provide technical leadership to ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, and performant technical solutions
• Build teams by mentoring other engineers, informing and influencing hiring decisions, and building an inclusive team environment

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Learning & Development programs
• Parental leave
• Employee Resource & Community Groups