Software Engineer I, Fullstack (Search)

About the Role

As a Software Engineer I, Fullstack (Search) at Affirm, you will contribute to projects and goals within the Search team. This role focuses on improving search functionality to create a user-preferred and merchant-invested shopping experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on tasks contributing to team projects and goals with team support.
• Collaborate proactively with your team and stakeholders, ensuring visibility and dialogue regarding risks and trade-offs.
• Balance speed and quality to achieve business goals while protecting systems from downtime.
• Contribute to team community through growth and development activities.
• Design, develop, and launch backend systems at scale.
• Translate simple problems or business scenarios into solutions interacting with multiple software components.
• Write clear, easily understood, well-tested, and extensible code.
• Navigate large code bases, debug existing code, and provide feedback through code reviews.
• Take ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience working with Javascript/Typescript.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
• Experience using Python or Kotlin.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Previous work or internship experience working with Javascript/Typescript.
• Previous work or internship experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale and are experienced using Python or Kotlin.
• Demonstrated ability to master 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.
• Comfort navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
• Experience demonstrating ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Location & Work Arrangement

• Remote-first with flexibility.
• Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment.
• Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office.
• All new hires will attend an in-person onboarding experience.

Compensation

• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $130,000 - $180,000
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $115,000 - $165,000
• Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends, and benefits.

Benefits

• Health coverage at no cost: 100% of premiums for employees and dependents.
• Spending stipends: Monthly stipends for tech setup, health and wellness options.
• Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP): Buy Affirm stock at a discount.