Software Engineer I (New Grad 2027) - Instruments team

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">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.<br><br>We’re excited to welcome a new cohort of graduates with a computer science or related major who are ready to leverage their skills to drive real-world impact and shape the future of finance! <br><br>In our hybrid early career program, you’ll be paired with a tenured Affirmer and have an opportunity to collaborate in-person 3 days a week out of our London office. You'll experience the best of both worlds: the in-office experience and remote work. After the one-year, you can remain hybrid, go remote, or stay in an office. Opportunities are available across different tech stacks and teams so that you can find a perfect fit to launch your career with Affirm!</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><br><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals.</li> <li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work.&nbsp;</li> <li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime.</li> <li data-pm-slice="1 1 []">You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><br><strong>What We Look For</strong></p> <ul> <li>You have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code.</li> <li>You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.</li> <li>Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.</li> <li>You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.</li> <li>This position requires either equivalent practical expe