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Affirm - Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (International)
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Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (International)

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£44,501 - £54,391 / year
£3,708 - £4,533 / mo Apply Now →
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<div class="content-intro"><p>Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.</p></div><...

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<div class="content-intro"><p>Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.</p></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The International Accelerator Engineering team is growing, and we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join us! We're a full-stack team located entirely in Europe within the same time zone, but culturally rooted in Silicon Valley. We directly improve the financial lives of over 20 million people shaping how Affirm builds Direct-to-Consumer products for Canada, the UK, and future international markets. We build and own various products used by our consumers, like the Affirm App and other Direct to Consumer products across international markets. We are here to make sure we reach and provide useful tools to our users so they can experience honest financial products at their fullest.</p> <p>Our work is agile and fast-paced, shipping new code to production for millions to use across geographies and rigorously measuring the impact it has on them. This role rewards curiosity, ownership, ability to zoom in and out, switch contexts often, also in an open contribution model, and a builder's mindset. You'll know exactly what your objectives are, you'll have what you need to hit them, and you'll choose your own path to get there, while constantly looking for ways to get AI to increase productivity on a daily basis. You'll learn quickly from experienced teammates and grow your craft on problems that matter at scale.</p> <p>If you want to build something new and operate it at scale – come join us!</p> <p><br><strong>What You'll Do:</strong><br><br>· You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.<br>· You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design &amp; analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.<br>· You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.<br>· You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” &amp; on-call efforts.<br>· You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.<br>· You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.<br><br><br><strong>What We Look For:</strong><br><br>· You have a total of 4+ years of experience as a software engineer.<br>· You are experienced in designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.<br>· You have experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.<br>- You efficiently use AI to assist you to deliver high quality products on a daily basis<br>· You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.<br>· You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.<br>· Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.<br>· You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Compensation &amp; Benefits</strong></h3> <p>Base Pay Grade - N</p> <p>Equity Grade - 5</p> <p>Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.</p> <p>Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidised medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)</p> <p>Base pay range per year: £120,000 - £168,000</p> <p>Location: UK Remote</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;#LI-Remote</strong></p><div class="content-conclusion"><div> <p>Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.</span></p> <p class="p1">[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</p> </div> <div> <p>By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.affirm.com/global-candidate-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Global Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.</p> </div></div>

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Gross Annual Package £44,501 - £54,391
Est. Income Tax Band 20% - 40% Progressive Bracket
Statutory Insurance / FICA 8% Class 1 National Insurance (NI)
Estimated Monthly Net £2,967 - £3,218 / mo
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