Full-Stack Software Engineering Apprentice, Affirm
USA hourly base pay: $55.00. USA monthly base pay: $9,500
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POS installment loans
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POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
USA hourly base pay: $55.00. USA monthly base pay: $9,500
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- We are particularly interested in candidates that have a passion to change the consumer finance industry for the better
- Must be located within the United States
- Ages 18+, no college degree requirements. Affirm seeks technical proficiency via a coding school, online certification, community college, or self-taught equivalent
- Have previously worked on large scale coding projects, including work that you may have done during a bootcamp experience or on your own
- Always excited to learn and thrive in a fast pace environment
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Have sound judgement for working among ambiguity
- Be able to display empathy, humbleness, and kindness
What the job involves
- We’re currently seeking a Software Engineering Apprentice to join our Engineering team
- This apprenticeship will last 6 months and consist of dedicated one-on-one technical mentorship, an Affirm-specific technical project, and a curriculum designed to guide Apprentices through Affirm’s technical stack
- Work with a team of engineers to build, maintain, and scale our critical experimentation, feature flag, and feature store infrastructure serving millions of customers
- You will ship code and monitor the deployment of your work. Our Apprenticeship projects are not isolated or intended to be thrown away; your team will depend on your contributions
- We will pair you with a dedicated mentor who will be by your side to give advice and ensure the success of your project. You can expect to meet with them on a regular basis and receive feedback
- Apprentices will have the opportunity to share their work with the engineering organization upon completion of the program
- 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.
Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ 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.
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & 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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