3 days ago
Remote, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver quarterly goals for the ML Feature Platform team while leading engineers through ambiguous technical problems.
- Design, develop, and launch platform capabilities for feature creation, exploration, serving, storage, visibility, and offline backfilling.
- Collaborate with product management, design, analytics, and stakeholders on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
- Monitor platform metrics, support availability and on-call operations, and resolve project, process, technology, and business issues.
- Set and improve code review and design standards and promote quality through writing and technical talks.
- Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and technical leadership.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages such as Python or Kotlin.
- Experience developing highly available distributed systems with technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Experience defining technical plans and designing significant features or system components with simple, extensible architectures.
- Ability to make significant changes safely in large codebases using appropriate tools and engineering practices.
- Demonstrated ownership of professional growth and ability to seek and use feedback.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement open to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
- New hires are invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience, and some roles may occasionally require in-person office work.
- 100% company-paid medical coverage for employees and dependents, plus dental and vision benefits.
- Monthly technology, health, and wellness spending stipends.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
- Employee stock purchase plan allowing employees to buy Affirm stock at a discount.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Affirm
Affirm provides buy now, pay later installment financing at online and in-store checkout, along with a consumer app and virtual card, for shoppers and merchants. It monetizes through merchant fees and interest on select loans, with no late fees. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Affirm is a public company listed on NASDAQ that powers payments for thousands of ecommerce retailers.