Affirm

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Ledger Engineering)

Remote US · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$230k-$290kDetected 1 day ago

PythonDistributed SystemsCode ReviewMySQLAWSRESTSparkAccountingCommunicationCollaboration

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.
Base Pay Grade - P Equity Grade - USA 13 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.

You will collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are well understood and managed.
You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

We bridge the technical gap between data, strategy, and the thorough level of accounting detail required to operate a publicly-traded company.
You have 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
You have experience in financial systems, ledgering, treasury or adjacent domains where data accuracy and system reliability are critical.
You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
Your growth and impact trajectory demonstrates that you have mastered gathering and iterating on feedback from your engineering and cross-functional peers.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.

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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $230,000 - $290,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $204,000 - $264,000

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
An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
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:

This listing is sourced directly from Affirm's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.