Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Data)
Affirm · Remote US
About this role
## About Affirm At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. ## Identity Engineering Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. In this role, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the business, product, and engineering context, and use that context to own and deliver **high-availability and low-latency** systems on the critical paths for all of our products. ## What you’ll do - Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, lead engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensure everyone is supported throughout delivery. - Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics—participate in ideation, articulate technical constraints, and partner on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs. - Proactively identify project, process, technology, or business issues; advocate for them and lead in solving them. - Support operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” and on-call efforts. - Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and tech talks. - Help develop talent by providing feedback and guidance and leading by example. ## What we look for - 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like **Python** or **Kotlin**. - Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using **AWS**, **MySQL**, and **Kubernetes**. - Experience defining a technical plan for delivering a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple, and extensible design; write high-quality code that’s easy to understand and reuse. - Proficiency making significant changes in a large codebase, with tools and practices that enable safe iteration. - Demonstrated ownership of your growth—proactively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders. - Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team. - Requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. ## Compensation & Location - **Pay Grade:** N - **Equity Grade:** 9 - **Base pay (USA):** - CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT: **$195,000 – $255,000** per year - All other U.S. states: **$173,000 – $233,000** per year - Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits (including **100% subsidized medical coverage**, dental, and vision for you and your dependents). ## Remote-first Affirm is **remote-first with flexibility built in**. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and all new hires attend an in-person onboarding experience. ## Benefits highlights - **Health coverage at no cost:** 100% of premiums for employees and dependents - **Spending stipends:** Monthly stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options - **Time off to recharge:** Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars - **Own a piece of what you build:
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