Remote IAM & Security Engineer II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for employees and all/

Monthly stipends for tech setup

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affim is hiring for an IAM Engineer to automate and operate identity and access management systems. You will run core access lifecycle processes, troubleshoot production issues, and build backend services that connect identity platforms with internal systems.

The role heavily involves SailPoint and Auth0 with opportunities to deepen IAM expertise while maintaining hands-on coding. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python backend skills, and a solid grasp

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent internship/co‑op experience with strong projects.
• Ability to write, test, and operate production‑quality backend code in Python or a similar language.
• Strong foundations in APIs, debugging, logging, error handling, and distributed systems.
• Experience with GitHub, CI/CD, testing, and code review.
• Comfort owning operational work and troubleshooting production issues.
• Familiarity with cloud environments; AWS preferred.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Run and improve IAM operations, including access lifecycle work, requests, certifications, and issue resolution
• Automate repetitive processes with scripts, services, and workflow improvements
• Build and maintain production backend software, APIs, tests, and integrations
• Connect SailPoint and workforce identity events with internal systems
• Build a paved path that enables Affim employees to create modern internal tools with Auth0
• Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering on secure, auditable changes
• Maintain runbooks, operational metrics, and escalation support

Skills

Python

Backend development

APIs

CI/CD

Git

Cloud AWS

Production troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

SailPoint

Auth0

Terraform

Job description

Affim is hiring for an IAM Engineer to automate and operate identity and access management systems. You will run core access lifecycle processes, troubleshoot production issues, and build backend services that connect identity platforms with internal systems.

The role heavily involves SailPoint and Auth0 with opportunities to deepen IAM expertise while maintaining hands-on coding. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python backend skills, and a solid grasp