Responsibilities
- Work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals with support from the team.
- Work collaboratively and proactively with team and stakeholders to create visibility and dialog regarding risks and trade-offs related to work.
- Strike the right balance of speed and quality in work to meet business goals while protecting systems from downtime.
- Contribute to a sense of community on the team by engaging in growth and development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to take a simple problem or business scenario into a solution interacting with multiple software components.
- Experience writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.
- Comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews.
- Takes ownership of personal growth and proactively seeks feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills supporting effective collaboration with global engineering team.
Team
Structure: Paired with a tenured Affirmer; part of a team within a global engineering organization.
Pay Grade
- Pay Grade - J
- Equity Grade - 5
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
- USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $130,000 - $170,000
- USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $115,000 - $155,000
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
Equal Employment Opportunity
- Affirm does not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
- Demographic self-identification is voluntary and confidential; not linked to identity or application.
- Responses are stored in aggregate and do not influence hiring decisions.
Veteran Status
- We are a federal contractor subject to VEVRAA and request veteran status self-identification to measure outreach effectiveness.
- Definitions include: disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran.
Disability Status
- Completing the disability self-identification form is voluntary and confidential.
- Disability is defined as a condition that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
- List of examples includes: cancer, diabetes, depression, PTSD, ADHD, autism, mobility impairments, deafness, blindness, and others.
Additional Information
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Role is part of a remote-first company; majority of roles are remote.
- Proximal roles may require occasional work from assigned office.
- Some roles remain office-based due to job responsibilities.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Demographic questions are voluntary and confidential; used for diversity outreach assessment only.
- Affirm is a federal contractor subject to VEVRAA and requires veteran status self-identification for compliance.
