[Hiring] Software Engineer I, Backend (Collections) @Affirm

Role Description

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 Collections team, as part of the Repayments area, is on a mission to build a robust platform that will maximize the recovery of delinquent users by sending the right message to the right people at the right time, while monitoring and detecting problems and ensuring high reliability of the engineering systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer to build the next generation platform solutions that will allow us to manage our constantly growing volume while maintaining high availability and reliability of the systems.

What You'll Do:

• Work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals with the support of your team.
• Participate in an on-call rotation as a requirement for this role.
• Collaborate proactively with your team and stakeholders, creating visibility and dialog regarding risks and trade-offs.
• Balance speed and quality in your work to meet business goals while protecting systems from downtime.
• Engage in growth and development activities to contribute to a sense of community on your team.

Qualifications

• Previous work or internship experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience using Python or Kotlin.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to transform simple problems into solutions that interact with multiple software components.
• Comfort navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews.
• Demonstrated ownership of personal growth, proactively seeking feedback from team members and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.

Requirements

• Base Pay Grade: J
• Equity Grade: 2
• Base pay range per year: 57,000 - 87,000 EUR
• Visa sponsorship available, but must be based in Spain.

Benefits

• Contract of Employment.
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle.
• Away Days - wellness days to recharge.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Parental benefits.
• Employee Resource & Community Groups.
• Creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy.
• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.