Software Engineer II, Backend

Summary

Join Affirm's Fraud Decisioning team as a Software Engineer II! You will lead projects, build fraud-fighting tools and systems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and leverage data-driven decisions to enhance fraud detection. Responsibilities include breaking down projects, supporting peers, monitoring system operations, and contributing to team community. You'll need 2+ years of software engineering experience, backend system development proficiency (Python or Kotlin), familiarity with distributed systems and technologies (AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes), and strong communication skills. Affirm offers a competitive compensation package including base pay ($125,000-$175,000 CAN), equity, stipends, 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, flexible spending wallets, competitive time off, and an ESPP.

Requirements

• Have a total of 2+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin
• Be familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
• Master taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code
• Be comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews
• Demonstrate through your experience that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team
• Have either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work
• 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
• 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
• Contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process

Benefits

• Base pay range per year: $125,000 - $175,000 CAN
• Equity rewards
• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
• Remote work
• 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