Remote Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Loans Platform)

Description:

• Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, providing consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.
• The company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Loans Platform team, responsible for Affirm’s core loans products.
• The team is experiencing exponential growth, and the engineer will guide the team to scale the product by 100x and beyond while adding new features to enhance accessibility for consumers.
• The role involves working cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to support company growth by launching new products.
• Responsibilities include owning and delivering quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity, and ensuring team support throughout delivery.
• The engineer will collaborate with product management, design, and analytics during the product development lifecycle, participating in ideation and decision-making.
• Proactively identifying and advocating for solutions to project, process, technology, or business issues is essential.
• The engineer will support the operations and availability of team artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics and participating in on-call efforts.
• Fostering a culture of quality and ownership on the team by setting code review and design standards is expected.
• The role includes developing talent on the team through feedback and guidance.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• A track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes is required.
• Experience in defining a technical plan for delivering significant features or system components with elegant, simple, and extensible designs is necessary.
• Proficiency in making significant changes in a large code base and developing tools and practices for safe modifications is essential.
• Candidates should demonstrate ownership of their growth by proactively seeking feedback from team members, managers, and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required to support effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience is required.

Benefits:

• Affirm offers a total compensation package that includes base pay, which ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 CAD per year.
• Employees receive 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for themselves and their dependents.
• Additional benefits include monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
• Employees have access to Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food, and lifestyle expenses.
• Affirm provides Away Days, which are wellness days to take off work and recharge.
• Learning and Development programs are available to support employee growth.
• Parental benefits and access to Employee Resource & Community Groups are included.
• The company is remote-first, allowing employees to work from almost anywhere within the country of employment.