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Staff CIAM Software Engineer

Affirm · Remote US · Remote

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About Affirm

Buy now pay later without the fees. Flexible payment options with longer plans, lower payments, and no fees. Pay in 4 interest-free or get more time and see your total cost upfront. Backed by Battery, Khosla and Lightspeed.

About the role

Affirm is building the next generation of customer identity and authentication. This role is a hands-on engineering position inside Information Security, focused on designing and shipping core CIAM capabilities that protect customers and support growth.

What they're looking for

  • You have 7+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin
  • Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents
  • Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you
  • Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to
  • Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount
More about this role

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.

Affirm is building the next generation of customer identity and authentication. This role is a hands-on engineering position inside Information Security, focused on designing and shipping core CIAM capabilities that protect customers and support growth.

You will build and operate backend services that power registration, login, authorization, and account lifecycle flows across B2C and B2B experiences. You will work closely with partner engineering teams and ensure identity features are delivered with strong security fundamentals, reliability, and operational rigor.

• What you'll do

  • You have 7+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.

You have an extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes.

You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

You have experience...

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