Senior Fullstack Software Engineer (App Experience)

Affirm, Inc.; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible compensation

Spending wallets

Community groups

Remote-first

Generous PTO

Health benefits

Mental health support

Parental leave

Away days

Learning development

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is hiring a software engineer to ship web and mobile experiences using React, Vue, and React Native. You will work across frontend surfaces and collaborate with product, design, and analytics to deliver value to customers.

You will break down large features into tasks, review code, and participate in interviews. A 1.5+ year background in software engineering and a degree in a related field are expected.

Qualifications

• Shipping web apps with React or Vue.
• Shipping mobile apps with React Native.
• Navigate large code base, debugging others’ code, and provide feedback through code reviews.
• Design, develop and launch APIs using Kotlin or Python.
• Take ownership of growth, seek feedback from team and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication for collaboration with a global team.

Responsibilities

• Own front-end projects across web and mobile platforms.
• Break down larger projects into tasks and deliver in phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics.
• Support operations and on-call efforts for team artifacts.
• Participate in interview processes and team growth.

Skills

React

Vue

React Native

Kotlin

Python

APIs

Code reviews

Communication

Ownership

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

• The Marketplace and App Experience domain is the main pillar of our core consumer strategy, driving the user journey across all of our frontend surfaces: Mobile and Web
• The teams span across multiple products and areas to engage and provide value to our customers, starting with the Home hub in the app or website, which expands into the various product offers and journeys a user can embark on with affirm
• This role will be at the forefront of our front-end facing cross-team projects, working closely with other teams and engineers across our mobile and web technologies, while also evolving and collaborating with every product experience team at affirm
• With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts
• You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process

Benefits

• Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
• Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
• Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
• Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
• Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
• Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
• Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
• Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
• Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
• Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth

You have experience shipping web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or VueYou have experience shipping mobile apps using native or cross-platform languages like React NativeYou are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others’ code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviewsYou have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible codeYou have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineerThis position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related fieldYou have experience designing, developing and launching APIs at scale using languages like Kotlin or PythonYour experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholdersYou have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team