Software Engineer II, Backend (Batch Developer Experience)
Remote · Remote US · USD 133,000-183,000 / month · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 9, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote · Remote US
- Salary
- USD 133,000-183,000 / month · Base salary
About the role
- The Batch Developer Experience team makes batch development and testing faster and more reliable at Affirm.
- As a developer on this team you will partner with product and infrastructure engineers to build the tools and systems that streamline workflows, strengthen testing and ultimately improve the reliability of Affirm’s critical batch workloads.
Responsibilities
- With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
- 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.
- You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
- You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.
Requirements
- You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
- You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
- You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
- 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.
- You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
- Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Benefits
- 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Workplace
- Remote-first with flexibility built in
- Open only to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan for Remote Canada
- Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office
Skills
- Python
- Kotlin
- AWS
- MySQL
- Kubernetes