Software Engineer II - Merchant Engineering

Position Overview

Affirm is revolutionizing credit by offering honest and user-friendly "buy now, pay later" solutions without hidden fees or compounding interest. The Merchant Engineering team is dedicated to creating products that are a pleasure for developers to integrate, thereby enabling merchants and partners to leverage the Affirm network effectively. Our mission is to build a flexible, scalable, and robust platform that ensures the best possible purchasing experience, both online and in-store.

We are seeking a Software Engineer II to develop financial products and features that provide enhanced accessibility and flexibility to our users. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and implementing new API and microservice interfaces to manage merchant lifecycles, analytics, data, and interactions with Affirm. You will also apply your technical expertise to identify opportunities for improving the performance and reliability of systems critical to the user's purchasing journey with Affirm.

With millions of customers across thousands of merchants, both online and in-store, we are experiencing rapid growth. Your technical leadership will be instrumental in enabling this expansion. Join us as we build a trusted and enduring financial services brand founded on honesty and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy for broad or complex requirements, employing insightful and forward-looking approaches that extend beyond the immediate team and address large, open-ended challenges.
• Participate in the strategic development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects and programs.
• Take ownership of the merchant data platform, defining its long-term health and improving the health of surrounding systems.
• Collaborate effectively with engineers within our team and across the organization.
• Contribute to the improvement of engineering standards, tooling, and processes throughout the organization.

Requirements

• 2-4+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proven track record of developing, testing, and shipping high-quality software at scale.
• Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Sentry.io, Rollbar, Chronosphere, Kibana).
• Experience building APIs with Python or Kotlin is a plus.
• Experience with MySQL or Elasticsearch is a plus.
• Experience building thoughtfully designed, highly performant interfaces.
• Product-centric thinking: A strong focus on the product experience for users, stakeholders, and the company, alongside the design of engineering systems.
• Enjoy leading technical architecture discussions and driving technical decisions within your team and beyond.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, with a tendency towards over-communication.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Pay Grade: L
• Equity Grade: 5
• CAN Base Pay Range: $125,000 - $175,000 per year
• Employees new to Affirm typically start at the beginning of the pay range. Affirm provides a simple and transparent pay structure based on factors like location, experience, and job-related skills.
• Total Compensation Package: May include monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits.
• Key Benefits Highlights:
  • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Eligibility for equity rewards from Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

Company Information

Affirm is a remote-first company, with the majority of roles allowing remote work from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Proximal roles offer remote flexibility with occasional in-office requirements. A limited number of roles are office-based due to job responsibilities.

Affirm is committed to offering competitive benefits, anchored by our core value: "people come first."