Backend Engineer – Remote-First, Search & Discovery
New York, New York City, Richmond County, New York, USA
Listed on 2026-10-19
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Software Development
Backend Developer
Location: New York
Affim is seeking a senior backend engineer to define and execute a long-term technical strategy for scalable systems. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to ensure reliability, performance, and clear trade-offs, while driving on-call readiness and code quality.
You will design and ship highly available services using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes, and contribute to consumer experiences with modern UI in React.
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This posting is for the Staff Backend Engineer – Remote-First, Search & Discovery role at Affirm, based in Miami, FL, United States.
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