Software Engineer II, Backend

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Work type: Remote
Location: Canada
Salary: $165,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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This role pays more than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$215,725 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About Affirm

Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Affirm currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II, Backend

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Software Engineer II, Backend joins the Engineering team to build reliable, performant, and scalable systems that power payment solutions. In this role, you will break down large projects into individual tasks, collaborate with product management and design on technical constraints, and support the product development lifecycle. You will be responsible for creating and monitoring metrics, participating in on-call efforts, and performing code reviews. The position requires proficiency in either Python or Kotlin, along with experience in distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. You must demonstrate the ability to translate business scenarios into solutions involving multiple software components while writing well-tested, extensible code. This role focuses on solving complex problems related to enabling new ways to pay and developing seamless servicing experiences.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 344 postings across 44 companies.

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Skills

Python Kotlin AWS MySQL Kubernetes Distributed Systems Code Review Product Development Lifecycle

What you'll do

Break down large projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases.
Design, develop, and launch scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
Articulate technical constraints and partner on decisions regarding risks and trade-offs.
Create and monitor metrics to support the operations and availability of team artifacts.
Participate in on-call efforts and "keep the lights on" maintenance tasks.
Write clear, well-tested, and extensible code that interacts with multiple software components.
Navigate large code bases to debug existing code and provide feedback through code reviews.
Participate in the interview process and other growth and development activities.

What we're looking for

You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
You have experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
You are proficient in either Python or Kotlin.
You are familiar with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
You can write clear, well-tested, and extensible code to solve complex business scenarios.
You are comfortable navigating large code bases, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills for collaborating with a global engineering team.
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

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