Join Affirm as a Software Engineer II to enhance batch development and testing in a remote-first environment.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 10 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 10 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Break down larger projects into individual tasks
- Collaborate with product management and design
- Create and monitor metrics for team artifacts
- Engage in growth and development activities
Must have
- 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems
- Proficient in Python or Kotlin
- Familiar with AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer II on the Batch Developer Experience team at Affirm focuses on enhancing the efficiency and reliability of batch development and testing processes. The position requires proficiency in backend development, particularly with Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with distributed systems and cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes. Ideal candidates have at least 1.5 years of experience and are comfortable collaborating across teams to deliver solutions while maintaining operational metrics. Affirm's remote-first culture supports flexibility and emphasizes community engagement within the engineering team.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 10, 2026. Last confirmed on Affirm's careers page October 10, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Affirm: Canada.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 43% of 60 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $147,375 across 29 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 42.8% of 257 comparable mid backend roles in United States; Kotlin appears in 3.5% of 257 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience) role remote?
- Yes — Affirm lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Affirm lists $146,000–$206,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Kotlin, Kubernetes, MySQL, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Affirm targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience) role at Affirm.
From the original posting
At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.
The Engineering team builds systems that power Affirm’s mission. We take pride in our craft, building reliable, performant, and scalable solutions that touch every part of the business. Whether we’re enabling new ways to pay, ensuring our platforms can scale to the most demanding levels in the industry, or developing seamless servicing experiences, our focus is on solving complex problems through exceptional engineering.
The Batch Developer Experience team makes batch development and testing faster and more reliable at Affirm. As a developer on this team you will partner with product and infrastructure engineers to build the tools and systems that streamline workflows, strengthen testing and ultimately improve the reliability of Affirm’s critical batch workloads.
What you'll do
- With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
- 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 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 contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.
What we look for
- You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
- You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
- You have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.
- You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
- 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.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Base Pay Grade - L
Equity Grade - USA 6
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: $165,000 - $225,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $146,000 - $206,000
Remote-first with flexibility built in
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
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