This role pays more than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$193,000–$247,112
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$260k
versus about
$220k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
$195,000–$255,000
across 60 roles with salary data.
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Ledger Engineering) joins the Ledger Engineering team to build an audit-grade platform that aligns rapid financial product innovation with rigorous accounting controls for a publicly traded company. You will set technical strategy on a year-long scale, manage project trade-offs with product and design teams, and act as a force multiplier by defining operational processes and code standards. Your daily work involves ensuring system availability through monitoring and triage rotations while mentoring team members. The role requires extensive experience building highly available distributed systems using Python or Kotlin, alongside technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes. You will solve complex problems in financial systems, ledgering, and treasury where data accuracy is critical. This position bridges the gap between technical data and the forensic reporting required for investor relations and monthly book closing.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
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