Software Engineer II – ML Feature Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• In collaboration with your team’s tech lead and manager, you will decompose larger projects into manageable tasks, deliver them across multiple phases, and work alongside others to ensure prompt completion of your assignments.

• You will assist your colleagues and stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle by engaging with product management, design, and analytics, participating in brainstorming sessions, articulating technical limitations, and collaborating on decisions that adequately weigh risks and trade-offs.

• You will ensure the operational efficiency and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring relevant metrics, escalating issues when necessary, and supporting ongoing operations and on-call responsibilities.

• You will foster a sense of community within your team by participating in growth and development initiatives, including involvement in the interview process.

⛳️ Requirements

• You possess at least 1.5 years of experience as a software engineer.

• You have a background in designing, developing, and launching backend systems, with proficiency in either Python or Kotlin.

• You are knowledgeable about the fundamental components of distributed systems, along with technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

• You excel at transforming a straightforward problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, executing it by writing clear, understandable, well-tested, and extensible code.

• You are adept at navigating a large codebase, debugging code written by others, and providing constructive feedback to fellow engineers through code reviews.

• Your experience reflects a commitment to owning your development, actively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.

• You possess strong verbal and written communication skills that facilitate effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

• This role necessitates either relevant practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• 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.