Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Affirm's Consumer Payments team and work on the Payment Processing Network, processing billions of dollars annually. As a Software Engineer, you will build high-throughput, high-availability systems, collaborating with partner teams across Europe and the US. Responsibilities include breaking down projects into tasks, delivering in phases, collaborating with stakeholders, supporting system operations, and contributing to team community. The role requires 2+ years of software engineering experience, backend development fluency in Python, and strong communication skills. Affirm offers competitive benefits including 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, flexible spending stipends, competitive time off, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Requirements

• 2+ Years of experience as a software engineer
• Drive to change consumer financial services for the better
• Fluency in backend development with Python
• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with payment processing principles and practices

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