Senior Backend Software Engineer, Affirm

• 4+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 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
• Excellent project management skills–high degree of organization and ability to surface critical information effectively
• Work with our Product team to extend our core money movement systems
• Passion for working with multi-functional teams including Product, Design, Analytics and Business teams
• Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus
• Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers is a plus
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Desirable

• The Affirm Card Engineering team is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to help build the tools and systems that we use to manage money movement, bank data integration & merchant data
• Affirm Card is Affirm’s newest financial product that marries the functionality of a debit card with access to Affirm's buy now pay later financing options
• Our ability to move money effectively is critical to our ability to reach new customers and improve financial lives
• We work closely with experience, data science, product, and a wide range of engineering teams to both leverage existing systems and build new systems
• This role requires a high level of technical capability, strong cross functional communication, and a creative mindset
• Our work needs to be correct, scalable, and extensible. Our job is to have an industry leading money movement system to empower our product
• Affirm is experiencing explosive growth with millions of customers across thousands of merchants in-store and online, and your contributions will be a key enabler of that growth
• Drive planning and prioritization of projects based on product, technical, and business goals by leveraging relevant resources and data
• Work cross functionally with colleagues in Experience, Accounting, Product, and Analytics teams to set and execute our money movement strategy for the Debit card
• Build APIs and data models to work within micro-service and event-driven architectures
• Take an active role in mentoring junior engineers, and the processes that support team growth and efficiency
• Come join us as we build a beloved, lasting financial services brand predicated on honesty and trust. It’s going to be an amazing ride!