Opportunity Overview: We are seeking a Software Engineer II to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will independently deliver features and improvements to healthcare technology that powers prior authorization for health plans covering 15+ million members. You'll own story-sized work from design through deployment — decomposing problems, coordinating dependencies, and shipping reliable software with minimal oversight. You'll partner with your squad, product, and QA to build systems that healthcare practitioners rely on daily. This is an opportunity to deepen your engineering skills, take ownership of meaningful work, and grow toward technical leadership in a high-impact healthcare environment. This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events. What you’ll do: Own story-level work independently — decomposing stories into tasks, implementing across the full stack (Java/Groovy backend, React/TypeScript frontend, MongoDB, Kafka), and leading release and support for your changes Design and ship features with strong quality discipline — writing appropriate tests, producing accurate estimates, and confirming priorities with your team Write short design notes for non-trivial work, articulating tradeoffs between approaches before committing to implementation Debug and resolve production issues in your owned area, using logs, metrics, and traces to identify root causes and ship fixes Identify and ship small platform or process enhancements that improve developer experience, code quality, or operational reliability Provide high-signal code reviews that catch issues, suggest improvements, and help teammates grow Support onboarding of new team members and mentor interns or new hires on bounded, well-scoped tasks Coordinate across tasks and dependencies within your stories — working with PM, QA, and adjacent engineers to resolve blockers and close issues through
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$230,000–$319,023 / year for comparable Software Engineer roles in United States. Not employer-provided.
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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. We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Identity Decisioning team, responsible for building backend systems that validates consumer identity in all of Affirm’s products by satisfying regulatory protocols like KYC. The team partners closely with Product, Compliance, Auth, Fraud, and other engineering teams to deliver honest and transparent financial products that help consumers make their purchasing decisions. As we scale the company to be a cornerstone of all e-commerce and offline retail, it is an exciting time to join the team which sits at the core of this mission. What you'll do With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deli
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What we look for You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer; This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field Base Pay Grade - L Equity Grade - USA 6 Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range; For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law
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At Affirm, we believe that the financial industry works better for everyone when it’s fair, honest, and inclusive. We help people pay over time for almost anything—with no late fees or surprises. Through advanced technology and analytics that look beyond FICO, we’re able to serve a much broader population than other lenders.
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