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.
What You'll Do:
Design, develop, and test high quality software systems using Python or Kotlin;
Support product development lifecycle by collaborating with cross-functional teams;
Identify project, process, technology or business issues and drive solutions for issues;
Setting and maintaining code review and design standards for team;
Independently identify the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems;
Own and deliver projects in service of quarterly goals on the team;
Incorporate needs and opinions from stakeholders, advocating for ideas and initiatives;
Provide guidance on core application architectural decisions and leading implementation;
Define and deliver well-scoped milestones for a project, technical specification and be a technical lead for projects on the team;
Engineering and integrating Affirm’s systems with third-party servicing solutions such as AWS;
Provide support on questions around the software systems and the tooling built around the app;
Debugging code issues utilizing data and stack trace analysis; and
Actively level up less-experienced members of the team by helping them with their craft, providing guidance, and setting a good example.
May telecommute.
What we look for:
- Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field & 3 years of experience in the following:
Software application development including Python or Kotlin;
OLTP and OLAP databases including SQL, NoSQL and relational databases;
Architecting and maintaining complex distributed systems;
Developing and deploying projects using Control, Agile Methodology or Code Reviews;
AWS cloud computing resources including Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda or SQS;
Containerization (Docker and Kubernetes);
Utilizing modern testing frameworks to write and maintain unit, integration and functional tests; and
Debugging code issues utilizing data and stack trace analysis.
Base Pay Grade – N
Equity Grade - 6
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: $190,000-$240,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $180,960-$219,000
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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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