Software Engineer II (Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform)

Job Description

Affirm is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform (MRIP) team. This role is within the Merchant Engineering team, which focuses on creating developer-friendly products that integrate merchants and partners into the Affirm network. The MRIP team builds functionalities to automate merchant risk assessment throughout their lifecycle within Affirm.

The Software Engineer II will collaborate with ML engineers to ensure effective and accurate decision-making processes for merchants. They will break down projects into tasks, deliver them in phases, and collaborate with others. The engineer will also support stakeholders by collaborating with product management, design, and analytics, and contribute to the team's operations by monitoring metrics and participating in on-call efforts.

What this role involves:

• Breaking down projects into individual tasks.
• Collaborating with product management, design & analytics.
• Creating and monitoring metrics.
• Participating in the interview process.
• Working with ML engineers.

Requirements:

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching APIs at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Ability to translate problems into solutions that interact with multiple software components.
• Comfortable navigating large codebases and debugging.
• Strong communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

What Affirm offers:

• Health care coverage (premiums covered for all levels).
• Flexible Spending Wallets for Technology, Food, Lifestyle, and family forming expenses.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan.