Software Engineer II, Backend (Capital Orchestration)

Affirm

Remote Actively hiring Posted today Verified listing
Remote (San Francisco, CA, US) Posted 1 day ago $160,000–$210,000 / year
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Similar $177k
This role $185k
$119k most similar roles pay here $230k

This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k 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 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,000–$240,000 across 59 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR

Join our Capital Orchestration team as a Software Engineer II to build a robust platform enabling the sale and collateralization of Affirm loan assets, ensuring liquidity for loan origination. You will develop data pipelines, create intuitive user experiences, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to design scalable systems that handle billions in transactions monthly. Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/React, Airflow, Spark, Horizon Portal, and SQL is essential, along with experience in full-stack web development and agentic coding. This role requires strong cross-team communication skills and the ability to navigate large codebases while providing constructive feedback through code reviews.

Skills

Python JavaScript React Airflow Spark SQL CI/CD Kubernetes AWS Docker PostgreSQL Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Build a foundational platform to reconcile transactions across systems and partners.
  • Develop data pipelines from various products and systems for integration.
  • Create intuitive user experiences to streamline business workflows.
  • Gain deep understanding of capital systems funding Affirm's operations.
  • Support the operational availability by monitoring metrics and on-call efforts.

What we're looking for

  • 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
  • Fluency in full stack web development, back end, event processing, and batch processing.
  • Experience designing, building, launching, and maintaining scalable products.
  • Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills.
  • Proficiency with agentic coding and knowledge of Python, JavaScript/React, Airflow, Spark, Horizon Portal, SQL.
  • Ability to navigate large code bases, debug others' code, and provide feedback through code reviews.

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