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Software Engineer II, Backend (Card)

Affirm· Consumer Engineering
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Remote€73k - €109kContract of EmploymentPosted 5d ago

About the role

Software Engineer on the Card Checkout team responsible for backend systems supporting the Affirm Card checkout experience, within the Card engineering team in Direct to Consumer.

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.
  • On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.

Qualifications

  • You have a total of 2+ 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 technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
  • You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
  • You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Skills

Required:PythonKotlinAWSMySQLKubernetesDistributed systems

Benefits

  • Base pay range per year: €73,000 - €109,000
  • Type of employment: Contract of Employment
  • Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
  • Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Parental benefits
  • Employee Resource & Community Groups
  • Health coverage at no cost for employees and dependents
  • Spending stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options
  • Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Remote-first with flexibility
  • 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for dependents
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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