Software Engineer I(Affirm)
ScoutBetter
United StatesFresher1h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. Search has become the default way consumers discover where to shop, compare options, and decide what to buy across platforms like Google, TikTok, and even Klarna. As we build a new Ads business and evolve Marketplace into a best in class shopping experience, improving search is one of our highest leverage investments to create an experience users choose and merchants want to invest in.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to team projects and goals with the support of your team.
- Work collaboratively and 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.
- Contribute to team growth and development activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to team projects and goals.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to balance speed and quality.
- Ensure system stability.
- Participate in team growth and development activities.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Javascript/Typescript
- Python or Kotlin
Qualifications
- Previous work or internship experience with Javascript/Typescript.
- Previous work or internship experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience using Python or Kotlin.
- Ability to take a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components.
- Ability to execute by writing clear, easily understood, well-tested, and extensible code.
- Comfort navigating a large codebase.
- Experience debugging others' code.
- Experience providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
- Demonstrated ownership of growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.