Backend Engineer II – Scalable APIs & Remote

Affirm, Inc.; Regina; Remote; CAD 133,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible spending wallets

Wellness days

Learning & development programs

Parental benefits

Employee resource groups

ESPP stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affi is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the Contact Channels engineering team, working remotely in Canada. You will help break down projects, ship web apps with modern UI frameworks, and design scalable APIs using Python or Kotlin.

Collaboration with product, design, and analytics is essential, as is ownership and clear communication. The role emphasizes contributing to operations, keeping services healthy, and growing with the team through interviews and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience shipping web apps with React or Vue.
• Experience designing, developing and launching APIs using Python or Kotlin.
• Ability to break down problems and deliver well-tested, extensible code.
• Strong ownership and proactive growth mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for a global team.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into tasks, deliver in phases, and collaborate for timely delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics on ideation and trade-offs.
• Support operations: monitor metrics, escalate when needed, and handle on-call work.
• Contribute to team community through growth activities and interview participation.

Skills

React

Vue

API design

Python

Kotlin

Code reviews

Ownership

Communication

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Job description

Affi is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the Contact Channels engineering team, working remotely in Canada. You will help break down projects, ship web apps with modern UI frameworks, and design scalable APIs using Python or Kotlin.

Collaboration with product, design, and analytics is essential, as is ownership and clear communication. The role emphasizes contributing to operations, keeping services healthy, and growing with the team through interviews and knowledge sharing.