Affirm
Software Engineer II, Fullstack (Merchant Advocacy)
Job Summary
The role involves developing full-stack software systems to support Affirm's merchant integrations, including automating service level agreements and incident communications. The engineer will fix bugs, collaborate across teams, and participate in incident response rotations. Qualifications include proficiency in languages such as Kotlin, Python, and JavaScript, as well as experience with distributed systems and cloud services like AWS. The position emphasizes strong communication, collaboration, and a focus on building reliable, high-quality software in a remote-first environment.
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Job Description
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.
We're looking for a dynamic Software Engineer II with full-stack skills to join our Developer Support Engineering team. This role is critical to Affirm’s business, enabling automated service level agreement reporting & incident communications platforms for our merchants. Alongside developing full-stack software systems, you will identify and seamlessly fix bugs on our merchant integrations. You will combine your skills as a full-stack developer and an empathetic communicator to debug complex technical issues. Your communication to developers and business owners alike is technically sophisticated, authentic, and genuinely helpful. You delight normally cynical engineers, who are used to the ‘black-hole’ support experiences they get from the traditional players. Partner Engineers on the Developer Support Engineering team are a part of the engineering organization at Affirm and work closely with Product, Operations, Account Management, and Merchant Care teams.
What you'll do
- Plan, design, communicate and implement reliable and extensible software systems
- Build and maintain services that store the service level agreement data and incident communications workflows that build trust with our merchants
- Lead others by example to establish a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, high degree of craftsmanship, and personal growth
- Facilitate technical discussions and plans to improve our software quality
- Fix integration bugs autonomously to support thousands of merchants
- Collaborate with engineers within our partner extensions team and across the organization to fix integration bugs
- Participate in Incident Communications on-call rotations
What we look for
- Fluent in full stack development and distributed systems
- 1- 3 years of software engineering experience
- Proficiency in Kotlin, Python, Javascript, React or similar programming languages
- Strong cross-team communication and collaboration
- Familiarity with AWS, RPC, MySQL and Github
- Experienced at synthesizing complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high quality system designs and software
Pay Grade - L
Equity Grade - 5
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
CAN base pay range per year: $125,000 - $175,000 ($CAD)
LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our 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 will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- 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
We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Affirm
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