Affirm is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend for our Loans Platform team. You will be responsible for Affirm's core loans products, guiding the team to scale the product by 100x and beyond, add new features, and work cross-functionally to launch new products.

What You'll Do

Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
Support peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics.
Proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
Support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics and supporting on-call efforts.
Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards.
Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

What We're Looking For

4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
Track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design.
Proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices to do so safely.
Take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Technical Stack

Python
Kotlin
AWS
MySQL
Kubernetes

Team & Environment

You will join the Loans Platform team, responsible for Affirm's core loans products.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation: $150,000 - $200,000 CAD
Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
Learning & Development programs
Parental benefits
Employee Resource & Community Groups
100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
Employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Work Mode

This role is remote-first and open to candidates located anywhere in Canada.

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