We create honest financial products that improve lives.
Software Engineer II, Back-end – Card Mgmt, Transaction Processing
Location
California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Connecticut | New Jersey | New York | Washington
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$146K - $225K / year
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Software Engineer II, Back-end – Card Mgmt, Transaction Processing
Affirm
• Break down larger projects into individual tasks with the support of tech lead and manager, deliver in multiple phases. • Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics. • Create and monitor metrics to support operations and availability of team’s artifacts; engage in “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts. • Contribute to a sense of community on your team by participating in the interview process and other growth/development activities.
Job Requirements
- 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
- Familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
- Able to take a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, executing by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.
- Comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
- Proactive in seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders for personal growth.
- 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.
Benefits
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
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