Base Salary
$133k - $183k/yr
Responsibilities
- Break down larger projects into tasks and deliver them in multiple phases with support from the tech lead and manager.
- Collaborate with product management, design, analytics, and engineering teams on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
- Create and monitor metrics, escalate issues when needed, and support team artifacts, operations, availability, and on-call efforts.
- Write clear, well-tested, and extensible backend code and APIs.
- Participate in code reviews, debugging, interviews, and team growth and development activities.
Requirements
- At least 2.5 years of experience as a software engineer.
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems.
- Proficiency in Python or Kotlin.
- Familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
- Experience designing, developing, and launching APIs at scale using Python or Kotlin.
- Ability to create clear, well-tested, and extensible solutions spanning multiple software components.
- Ability to navigate large codebases, debug code, and provide code review feedback.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
- Remote-first work arrangement in Canada.
- Affirm covers health care premiums 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).
- Inclusive interview process with reasonable accommodations available.
Tech Stack
Categories
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more. A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email. Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Warsaw, Madrid and London. Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you. Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today! Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.