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Software Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in United States
130K-170K Annually
Entry level
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Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
130K-170K Annually
Entry level
Design, develop, and test software systems using various technologies; maintain tools and libraries, provide support, and guide architectural decisions.
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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.

What You'll Do:
  • Design, develop, and test high quality software systems using JavaScript, React, Python and Kotlin;
  • Create tools and libraries that provide foundational functionality for, or in support of, the web application using JavaScript and React;
  • Maintain and improve test, build, and release pipelines; Incorporate needs and opinions from stakeholders, advocating for ideas and initiatives;
  • Provide guidance on core application architectural decisions and driving implementation;
  • Work with engineers across the organization on project definition, technical specification, task break-down, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance;
  • Engineering and integrating Affirm’s systems with third-party servicing solutions such as Salesforce Service Cloud;
  • Provide support on questions around the software systems and the tooling built around the app; and
  • Debugging code issues utilizing data and stack trace analysis.
  • May telecommute.
What we look for:
  • Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related field & completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, thesis, or one year of experience in the following:
  • Software application development;
  • Kotlin;
  • Python;
  • React;
  • MongoDB;
  • Node.js;
  • SQL;
  • RESTful API development;
  • Developing and deploying projects using Source Control, Agile Methodology and Code Reviews;
  • Utilizing modern testing frameworks including PyTest to write and maintain unit, integration and functional tests; and
  • Debugging code issues utilizing data and stack trace analysis.
Base Pay Grade – J
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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $130,250 - $170,000;
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $130,250-$155,000 


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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.

By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.

Top Skills

JavaScript
Kotlin
MongoDB
Node.js
Pytest
Python
React
Restful Api
SQL

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