Full-Time
Affirm
1,001-5,000 employees
Provides buy now, pay later financing solutions
Compensation Overview
$150k - $200k/yr
Senior
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Remote in Canada
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- 4+ years experience in software development or related fields
- Experience in creating and improving fundamental engineering processes
- Enthusiasm about providing a great experience to other software engineers
- Fluency developing and debugging in one or more programming languages
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, BuildKite, cloud computing, and related tools
- Familiarity with build, test, and deploy automation, using gradle, and kind
- Python/Kotlin development experience is a plus
- Experience with AWS and/or other cloud providers is a plus
- Experience with Kubernetes, docker, and AWS EKS is a plus
- You understand the trade-offs between build and buy
- You prefer automated processes over manual ones
- Eagerness to learn new problem space, tools, and technology
- Build scalable developer productivity solutions for Affirm Engineering
- Design and develop innovative automated solutions that enable developers to stay productive as they continue to add product features and functionalities
- Create best-in-industry solutions for build, CI, release workflow, deployment automation, and environment management.
- Grasp, analyze the usage of, and drive improvements to developer journey
- Build tools that measure operational performance of all aspects of developer experience
- Collaborate with developers, architects and release engineering to keep overall development process efficient
- Stay up-to-date of industry trends for developer efficiency and cross-pollinate those ideas and processes with Affirm’s development processes
- Be a critical part of Affirm’s Infrastructure Platform Engineering team, the backbone of Engineering at Affirm
Affirm provides point-of-sale financing solutions as an alternative to traditional credit cards. It allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time through installment plans, often without hidden fees or deferred interest. Affirm partners with merchants to integrate its payment options into online and in-store shopping experiences, using user-friendly plugins and APIs. The company earns revenue from interest and fees on loans to consumers, as well as from merchants who pay to offer these financing options. Affirm also offers a merchant dashboard for transaction processing and promotional tools to help businesses market their financing solutions effectively. The goal of Affirm is to empower consumers with flexible payment options while providing value to merchants in the e-commerce and retail sectors.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2012
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Affluent consumers increasingly use BNPL for luxury and everyday purchases, boosting Affirm's market.
- Revolve Group's integration of Affirm's pay-over-time option expands its fashion retail presence.
- Stride Bank partnership for Affirm Card enhances consumer reach and transaction volume.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from card networks like Mastercard could erode Affirm's market share.
- Consolidation in the pay-later landscape may limit partnerships and increase competition.
- Affirm's reliance on merchant fees could be threatened by merchants reducing costs.
What makes Affirm unique
- Affirm offers transparent, no-hidden-fee installment loans at the point of sale.
- Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants, including major brands across various sectors.
- Affirm's user-friendly APIs enable seamless integration with online and in-store platforms.
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Benefits
Spending wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
Supportive communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
Remote-first workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
Generous time off: Take the time you need when life happens
Health benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
Mental healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
Parental leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay.
Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family.
Away days: We offer 24 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge.
Learning & development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth.
Growth & Insights and Company News
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