Software Engineer II, Backend, Merchant & Partner Lifecycle

Affirm

Remote

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $165,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: 50 days ago

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Similar $182k

This role $195k

$143k most similar roles pay here $234k

This role pays more than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 62 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 62 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer II, Backend, Merchant & Partner Lifecycle

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Join the Merchant & Partner Lifecycle team as a Software Engineer II, Backend, and become part of Affirm’s architectural transformation by designing and expanding the lifecycle-orchestrator service that centralizes merchant lifecycle management. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions for hundreds of thousands of global merchants, enhancing system availability through modernization and simplification efforts. Utilize tools like Claude Code for automation while improving engineering standards across the organization. The role requires 3+ years of backend experience, proficiency in Domain-Driven Design, distributed systems, and technologies such as AWS, gRPC, Snowflake, Kotlin, Python, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

Skills

AWS gRPC Kubernetes Python Kotlin MySQL Java Snowflake CI/CD Domain-Driven Design Docker Prometheus Grafana Sentry.io Rollbar Chronosphere Kibana

What you'll do

Design and expand the backbone of the platform to support hundreds of thousands of merchants.
Align project scopes with other teams to deliver cross-team projects effectively.
Execute technical strategy for complex requirements, solving large open-ended problems.
Utilize automation tools like Claude Code to streamline parts of the development process.
Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the organization.

What we're looking for

3+ years of backend software engineering experience
Proficiency in Domain-Driven Design, distributed systems, and architectural decision-making
Experience with AWS, gRPC, Snowflake, Kotlin, Python, MySQL, Kubernetes
Strong communication skills for asynchronous tech documentation and project planning
Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools like Sentry.io, Rollbar, Kibana
Ability to design, develop, and launch complex backend systems