Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
We're looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join the Checkout Wallets and Payment team. We are responsible for developing and maintaining the critical checkout services essential to Affirm's business success. In this role, you will write high-quality, easily understandable code and provide technical leadership within the team. You will contribute to technical discussions, lead experiments and work with the product team to provide the best possible experience for our users.
The team partners closely with other engineering teams from Europe and US to deliver honest and transparent financial products that help consumers make their purchasing decisions.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with other Software Engineers to design, maintain, and evolve existing architecture that grows the business and unlocks new product initiatives.
Actively being an owner of checkout systems and defining their long-term health.
Drive detailed project definition, design, technical specification, cross-functional alignment, task breakdown, and delivery.
Proactively raise any issues or improvement opportunities in our product, technology, or business processes and contribute ideas to deliver them.
Provide technical leadership to ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable, and performant technical solutions.
Build teams by mentoring other engineers, informing and influencing hiring decisions, and building an inclusive team environment.
What We Look For
5+ years of experience designing, building, launching, and maintaining systems.
Strong technical background in backend software development with technologies like Python, Java or Kotlin.
A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Must be proficient in asynchronous mode of communication–written tech specs, wiki, project plans, etc.
Passion for working with multi-functional teams including Product, Design, Analytics and Business teams.
Compensation Benefits
Base Pay Grade- N
Equity Grade- 4
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
POL base pay range per year: 301,000 zł - 401,000zł
Additional benefits include:
- Type of employment: Contract of Employment
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
- Learning Development programs
- Parental leave
- Employee Resource Community Groups
This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy
Location - Remote Poland
The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in Poland.
**This job description is not a contractual document, and is not intended to have binding force.**
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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