173K–255K USD / year
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Data)
BackendRemote — United States
Published on 2026-10-20
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About this role
Own and deliver high-availability, low-latency backend systems supporting consumer onboarding, authentication, and verification. Lead team delivery of quarterly goals, contribute to technical and product decisions, and support operational reliability and engineering quality.
About the company
Affirm offers buy now, pay later financing that lets consumers split purchases into transparent installment payments at checkout. It partners with merchants to provide flexible credit options without late fees.
The team
Identity Engineering
Stack
PythonKotlinAWSMySQLKubernetes
What you'll do
- Own and deliver quarterly team goals, leading engineers through ambiguous problems.
- Collaborate with product, design, and analytics on product decisions and technical trade-offs.
- Identify and lead solutions to project, process, technology, or business issues.
- Monitor system metrics, support on-call operations, and maintain availability.
- Set and improve code review and design standards; mentor and guide teammates.
What we're looking for
- 4+ years designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience building highly available distributed systems.
- Experience defining technical plans and designing elegant, extensible system components.
- Ability to make significant changes safely in a large codebase.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Equivalent practical experience or a bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Benefits
- 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and dependents.
- Monthly tech, health, and wellness spending stipends.
- Flexible time off and generous holidays.
- Employee stock purchase plan with discounted stock.