Software Engineer Ii

Affirm Payments

UK Remote
Base: £98,000 - 138,000 py; equity: grade 4; benef...
Fully remote
Designing, developing, and launching backend systems
Proficient in python or kotlin
Familiar with distributed systems
Affirm Payments is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their remote team in the UK, focusing on the Consumer Payments platform. The ideal candidate will have backend development experience, particularly with Python or Kotlin, and knowledge of distributed systems. The role offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, promoting a healthy work-life balance

Job Summary

  • 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.
  • You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
  • 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.

Matching Summary

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Affirm Payments is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their remote team in the UK, focusing on the Consumer Payments platform. The ideal candidate will have backend development experience, particularly with Python or Kotlin, and knowledge of distributed systems. The role offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Salary

Base: £98,000 - 138,000 per year; Equity: Grade 4; Benefits: Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents, ESPP

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • designing, developing, and launching backend systems
  • proficient in Python or Kotlin
  • familiar with distributed systems
  • experience with AWS, MySQL, Kubernetes
  • navigating large codebases
  • debugging others' code
  • providing feedback through code reviews

Nice-to-have

  • taking ownership of growth
  • proactively seeking feedback
  • strong verbal and written communication

Key Requirements

  • 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • Mastered taking a simple problem into a solution interacting with multiple software components

Work Rights

Not specified

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