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Salary: USD 146,000 - 225,000 / annual
Affirm is a fintech company that enables flexible payment solutions for consumers and provides a marketplace platform connecting shoppers with merchants. The Ads Platform is a key technology that helps merchant partners strategically deploy budgets and reach targeted consumers.
In this Software Engineer II role on the Ads Platform team, you will work with your tech lead and manager to break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases. You'll collaborate across product management, design, and analytics during ideation, articulate technical constraints, and partner on decisions that balance risks and trade-offs. You'll contribute to the operations and availability of your team's systems by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating issues when needed, and supporting on-call efforts. You'll also engage in community-building activities such as participating in the interview process and mentoring peers.
You'll work on a fullstack platform that leverages machine learning and rich consumer/merchant data to personalize the shopping experience. The role involves shipping web applications, designing and launching APIs at scale, and navigating a large codebase while writing clear, well-tested, and extensible code.
Affirm is remote-first with flexibility built in. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the US. New hires are invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience. The company offers comprehensive benefits including 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, monthly tech and wellness stipends, flexible time off, and an employee stock purchase plan.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React
- Experience designing, developing, and launching APIs at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin
- Ability to take a simple problem or business scenario and execute a solution that interacts with multiple software components, writing clear, well-tested, and extensible code
- Comfortable navigating large codebases, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews
- Demonstrated ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with global engineering teams
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
