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# Software Engineer II, Backend (Infrastructure Platform)

- **Company:** Affirm
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $146,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Backend, Restful APIs
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e7cb5d8c692d4c18

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Software engineering?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field

 * 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
 * Strong proficiency in Python, with experience architecting data-intensive applications and robust APIs
 * Problem-solving and product sense: you care about the "what" and the "why," not just the "how." You are capable of taking ambiguous requirements and rapidly iterating towards a working solution
 * Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development, such as Cursor, Claude, or similar tools, and enthusiasm for using them to build and ship features faster.
 * Practical use of LLMs or AI frameworks to enhance automation and guidance with guardrails and citations

## Description

* Build a centralized reliability command center that gives teams a unified view of system health, risk, and reliability across services and environments.
 * Create AI agents that can assist with incident triage, root-cause exploration, log/trace summarization, and recommended next actions.
 * Create delightful developer-facing features and APIs that help engineers explore data, debug issues, and make better decisions.
 * Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, Copilot-like tools) as leverage to prototype, refactor, and ship high-quality code quickly.
 * Own projects end-to-end: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration based on feedback.
 * Collaborate closely with partner teams (product, infra, data, SRE) to understand pain points and translate them into simple, powerful solutions.


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