6 months ago
Remote, CanadaSenior
Base Salary
$150k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and expand the platform backbone to support hundreds of thousands of merchants worldwide
- Build the new lifecycle-orchestrator service and modernize older parts of the codebase
- Align project scope with other teams and deliver cross-team initiatives
- Mentor engineers and support their professional development
- Partner with the Engineering Manager and Team Lead on the team’s long-term vision and execution
- Execute technical strategy for broad and complex requirements and solve large open-ended problems
- Use agentic development tools such as Claude Code to automate parts of the development process
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the organization
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a backend software engineer
- Strong understanding of Domain-Driven Design, distributed systems, and the effects of architectural decisions on performance and maintainability
- Proficiency with data models, HTTP and RPC API design, state machines, event-driven architecture, and database design
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including asynchronous technical specifications, ADRs, and project plans
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems
- Experience with AWS, gRPC, Snowflake, Kotlin, Python, MySQL, and Kubernetes; Java and Kotlin experience are especially helpful
- Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems including Sentry, Rollbar, Chronosphere, and Kibana
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement with the ability to work remotely almost anywhere within the country of employment
- Health care coverage with premiums fully subsidized for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets with stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted shares
- Reasonable accommodations during the interview process
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.