Software Engineer, Affirm

$115-170k

Base pay ranges dependent on location. Plus employee stock purchase plan

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Kotlin

MySQL

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

POS installment loans

Open for applications

POS installment loans

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Open for applications

$115-170k

Base pay ranges dependent on location. Plus employee stock purchase plan

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Kotlin

MySQL

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

FintechB2CPersonal financePaymentsSaaS

Company mission

To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have previous work or internship experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale and are experienced using one of Python or Kotlin
You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
You have mastered 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
You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews
Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders
You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

What the job involves

With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals
You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work
You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime
You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities

Our take

Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.

Boating over 15 million customers and 245,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.

Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

-11% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Trustpilot (2.9)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Sep 2020

$500m

SERIES G

Apr 2019

$300m

SERIES F

Total funding: $1.1bn

Company benefits

Spending wallets
Supportive communities
Remote-first workforce
Generous time off
Health benefits
Mental healthcare
Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
We offer 24 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
Learning & development

Company HQ

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Max Levchin

(CEO)

Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.

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