Software Engineer, Affirm

• 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

• 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

• 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

Total funding: $1.1bn

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.