Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing and enhancing the purchase protection features of Affirm's platform, ensuring a seamless user experience for international customers. The position requires expertise in backend technologies like Python and Kotlin, as well as familiarity with frontend frameworks such as React or Vue. Ideal candidates will have over four years of experience and a strong ability to navigate complex codebases while fostering collaboration within a global engineering team. Affirm's Servicing International team is pivotal to the company's expansion, emphasizing quality and ownership in its engineering practices.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Affirm's career page.
- Affirm has 170 other open roles including Director, Learning, Director, Learning, Manager, Software Engineering (Card Platform).
- 2358 active Python roles on Joblaze right now.
- 1250 active AWS roles on Joblaze right now.
- 1056 active Kubernetes roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Fullstack (median ~$164,245).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Servicing International) role remote?
- Yes — Affirm lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Affirm lists €85,000–€115,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Servicing International) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, MySQL, React, Kotlin, Vue, Python.
- Does Affirm sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Affirm targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (Servicing International) role at Affirm.
From the original posting
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.
Join the pioneering Servicing International team at the forefront of Affirm's global expansion, building the foundational platform to launch our products into a new generation of international markets. This role will focus specifically on purchase protection, including disputes and refunds—a critical part of the user journey and an area of significant investment—to ensure trust and satisfaction for our newest customers. Success requires deep collaboration, and you will partner closely with European engineering counterparts and engineers across our global Servicing Engineering organization to build cohesive, scalable solutions. If you are passionate about creating world-class user experiences and excited by the challenge of launching products in new regions, join us. Help build the next generation of Affirm's platform and define our presence around the world.
What You'll Do
· You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
· You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
· You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
· You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
· You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving 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.
· On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.
What We Look For
· You have a total of 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
· You are experienced in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python, Kotlin, or similar backend languages, alongside technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
· You’ve had exposure to building web apps with declarative UI frameworks (e.g., React or Vue) and understand the core principles behind them.
· You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
· You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
· Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
· You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Pay Grade - N
Equity Grade - 4
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).
ESP base pay range per year: €85,000 - €115,000
Additional benefits include:
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
- Learning & Development programs
- Parental benefits
- Employee Resource & Community Groups
We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.
Location - Remote Spain
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
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