Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Partner Merchant Interface)

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.</p></div><p><br>The Partner Merchant Interfaces - Integration team within Decisions Foundations is growing and we are looking for a Software Engineer. You will be part of a fast paced team which is responsible for the APIs that Partners and Merchants use to integrate with Affirm, and also power some of our top partners like Amazon and Stripe.<br><br><br><strong>What You'll Do</strong><br><br>· With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals.<br>· You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work.<br>· You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime.<br>· You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities.<br><br><br><strong>What We Look For</strong><br><br>· You have previous work or internship experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale and are experienced using one of Python or Kotlin.<br>· You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.<br>· You have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.<br>· You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.<br>· Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.<br>· You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.<br>· This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.</p> <p>Base Pay Grade - N<br>Equity Grade - 9<br>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