Join Affirm's Streaming team as a Software Engineer II to design and scale backend systems in a remote-first environment.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 8 hours ago
What you'll build
- Break down larger projects into individual tasks
- Support product development lifecycle
- Create and monitor metrics
- 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 distributed systems and technologies like AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
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 Streaming team at Affirm focuses on developing and scaling backend systems, particularly in event-driven architecture and stream processing. Proficiency in Python or Kotlin, along with familiarity with distributed systems and technologies like Kafka and AWS, is essential. This position is suitable for engineers with at least 1.5 years of experience who are comfortable collaborating across teams and taking ownership of their projects. Affirm's remote-first culture emphasizes flexibility and community engagement within the engineering team.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 1, 2026. Last confirmed on Affirm's careers page October 3, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Affirm: Remote Canada.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 47% of 57 comparable mid backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $146,000 across 28 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 43.2% of 243 comparable mid backend roles in United States; Flink appears in 0.4% of 243 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer II, Backend (Streaming) 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 (Streaming) role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Flink, Kafka, Kotlin, Kubernetes, 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 (Streaming) 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 Streaming team at Affirm is responsible for all things data and drives the strategy for event driven architecture, stream processing, data exploration, discovery and validation. We leverage existing open source technologies like Kafka, Flink, Schema registry and also build our own as needed. As a member of our team you would spend time identifying and executing on new use cases of data infrastructure, designing and scaling our existing infrastructure and working closely with other teams to promote the optimal use of data at the company.
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, Kafka, Flink 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 - 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: 165,000 - 225,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: 146,000 - 206,000
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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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