4 days ago
Remote, CanadaEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Contribute to team projects and goals with support from other engineers.
- Collaborate proactively with teammates and stakeholders while communicating risks and trade-offs.
- Develop software that balances speed, quality, and protection against downtime.
- Design, develop, and launch backend systems at scale.
- Translate business problems into solutions spanning multiple software components.
- Write clear, well-tested, extensible code and navigate and debug a large codebase.
- Provide feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
- Participate in team growth and development activities.
Requirements
- Previous work or internship experience with JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Previous work or internship experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
- Experience using Python or Kotlin.
- Ability to turn simple problems or business scenarios into solutions involving multiple software components.
- Ability to write clear, understandable, well-tested, and extensible code.
- Comfort navigating large codebases and debugging others’ code.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration with a global engineering team.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement, with occasional in-person work possible and in-person onboarding for new hires.
- Open to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
- 100% subsidized medical coverage, including dependents, plus dental and vision coverage.
- Monthly technology and 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.
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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.