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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search) at Affirm

Department: Consumer Engineering

Compensation · Listed in posting

$230,000 – $290,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Oregon
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Affirm is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to set technical strategy and own the operations, availability, quality, and talent development of a backend team supporting its advertising platform and search and recommendation experiences. The role requires 8+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, distributed systems, consumer-facing experiences, and search or recommendation systems, along with strong communication and architectural skills. It is remote-first, with U.S. base pay of $230,000–$290,000 in California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and $204,000–$264,000 in other U.S. states.

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