Software Engineer II, Backend (Unified Data Platform)

About the role

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Unified Data Platform engineering team is building Affirm's substrate for user-keyed data: a governed, federated layer that replaces ad hoc cross-domain ETL with a single read surface — the data backbone that Affirm's product and ML systems depend on.

You will work across organizational boundaries, partnering with domain teams as data producers, collaborating with infrastructure to meet SLOs, and developing a clear understanding of our analytics and product consumers across online and offline surfaces. You will own correctness and uptime so that downstream teams can build with confidence. We value engineers who think in systems, are rigorous about data contracts and lineage, and communicate clearly across domain boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
• Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating across engineering, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
• Contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.

Requirements

• A total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems; proficiency in one of Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with the building blocks of distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to take a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and execute on it by writing clear, well-tested, and extensible code.
• Comfort navigating a large codebase, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews.
• 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.
• Either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure based on location, experience, and job-related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits.

• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $165,000 - 225,000 USD
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $146,000 - 206,000 USD

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets for technology, food, and lifestyle needs, as well as family-forming expenses.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.
• Away Days — wellness days to take off work and recharge.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Parental benefits.
• Employee Resource & Community Groups.

Schedule

Affirm is a remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote, and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely but may occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to job responsibilities.