[Remote] Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Continuous Delivery)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 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. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for leading a team to enhance developer productivity through automation and improving the software development lifecycle.ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout deliveryYou 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-offsYou will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving themYou 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 effortsYou will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talksYou will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by exampleSkills4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or KotlinA track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and KubernetesExperience building or evolving CI/CD, deployment, or release automation systems that reduce manual toil and improve rollout predictability, recovery, and auditability across many engineering teamsComfortable working on shared developer infrastructure and defining clear platform interfaces, templates, or guardrails that make it easier for product teams to adopt standard deployment patterns with confidenceExperience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible designWrite high quality code that is easily understood and used by othersProficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safelyExperience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholdersStrong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering teamThis position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related fieldBenefitsEquity rewardsMonthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependentsAffirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependentsFlexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expensesTime off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and rechargeESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discountAffirm 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 employmentAffirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm officeCompany OverviewAffirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.affirm.com.Company H1B SponsorshipAffirm has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2026, 104 in 2025, 96 in 2024, 133 in 2023, 179 in 2022, 132 in 2021, 57 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.