Software Engineering Apprentice, Full-Stack

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, and they are seeking a Software Engineering Apprentice to join their Engineering team. This 6-month apprenticeship includes technical mentorship, a dedicated project, and collaboration with engineers to build and maintain critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Work with a team of engineers to build, maintain, and scale our critical experimentation, feature flag, and feature store infrastructure serving millions of customers
• You will ship code and monitor the deployment of your work. Our Apprenticeship projects are not isolated or intended to be thrown away; your team will depend on your contributions
• We will pair you with a dedicated mentor who will be by your side to give advice and ensure the success of your project. You can expect to meet with them on a regular basis and receive feedback
• Apprentices will have the opportunity to share their work with the engineering organization upon completion of the program
• With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals
• 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
• 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
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities

Requirements:

• Must be located within the United States
• Ages 18+, no college degree requirements. Affirm seeks technical proficiency via a coding school, online certification, community college, or self-taught equivalent
• Have previously worked on large scale coding projects, including work that you may have done during a bootcamp experience or on your own
• Always excited to learn and thrive in a fast pace environment
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Have sound judgement for working among ambiguity
• Be able to display empathy, humbleness, and kindness