Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Loans Platform)

Affirm; San Juan de Terranova; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the Loans Platform team, focusing on scaling their core loans products. This role involves backend development using Python or Kotlin, and collaboration across product and engineering teams. The ideal candidate has 4+ years of experience, a strong technical background, and excellent communication skills. This position offers competitive pay in a remote-first work environment.

Benefits

Flexible Spending Wallets

Away Days

Learning & Development programs

Parental benefits

Employee Resource & Community Groups

Health care coverage

Time off

ESPP

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience designing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Ability to develop highly available distributed systems.
• Proven track record of making significant changes in large code bases.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team.
• Collaborate with product management in the product development lifecycle.
• Identify project, process, technology, or business issues.

Skills

Backend development

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Python

Kotlin

Code review

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for the Loans Platform team, which is responsible for affirm’s core loans products. We are experiencing exponential growth, and we want you to guide the team to scale the product by 100x and beyond, and add new features to make our loans even more compelling and accessible to more consumers. You will work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to support the growth of the company by launching new products. We are only just getting started! Come join us as we build a beloved, lasting financial services brand predicated on honesty and trust. It’s going to be an amazing ride!

What You’ll Do

• You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
• 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 proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
• 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 foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
• You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

What We Look For

• You have 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
• Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay Grade - N

Base pay range per year: $150000 - $200000 CAD

Equity Grade - 6

Employees new to affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job‑related skills. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by affirm holdings, inc. (parent company).

Benefits

• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Learning & Development programs
• Parental benefits
• Employee Resource & Community Groups
• Health care coverage - affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of affirm at a discount

Remote

Affirm is proud to be a remote‑first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

EEO & Legal

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