Software Engineer II, Backend (Merchant & Partner Lifecycle)

About the role

The Merchant & Partner Lifecycle (M&PL) team at Affirm is transforming the company's architecture by consolidating merchant lifecycle orchestration into a unified domain. As a technical leader, you will build the new lifecycle-orchestrator service, focusing on scalability, performance, and modernization.

Responsibilities

• Design and expand the backbone of our platform to handle hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide
• Align the scope of work with other teams to deliver cross-team projects
• Execute the long-term vision of the team by implementing technical strategies for broad or complex requirements
• Utilize agile development tools like Claude Code to automate parts of the development process
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes throughout the organization

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a backend software engineer
• Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design, distributed systems, and architectural performance and maintainability
• Experience with data models, API design, state machines, event-driven architecture, and database design
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in asynchronous communication (tech specs, ADRs, project plans)
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems using AWS, gRPC, Snowflake, Kotlin, Python, MySQL, Kubernetes
• Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems (sentry.io, rollbar, chronosphere, kibana)

Qualifications

• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Skills

• Java and Kotlin experience are especially helpful

Benefits

• Base Pay Grade - L
• Equity Grade - 6
• Remote-first company
• Competitive benefits package including health care coverage, flexible spending wallets, time off, ESPP, and more
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities