Software Engineer I

Affirm; Canada; Remote; USD 102,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a backend developer to enhance its Merchant Data Platform, a critical service that supports millions of requests daily. You will design and develop scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin, while engaging with a collaborative team focused on delivering high-quality solutions. This role offers the chance to contribute to a flexible and inclusive work environment, where your efforts will directly impact the company's mission of making credit more honest and accessible. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company provides comprehensive benefits and a remote-first work culture, allowing you to thrive professionally while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Spending Wallets

Away Days

Learning & Development programs

Parental leave

Employee Resource & Community Groups

100% subsidized medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale.
• Strong ownership of growth and proactive feedback seeking.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team on projects and goals, ensuring quality and speed.
• Engage in community growth and development activities.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Code Review

Debugging

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Equivalent practical experience

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.

The Merchant Data Platform is a backend, foundational service at Affirm. We are responsible for merchant data and identity across all merchant touchpoints. Our checkout-critical platform serves millions of requests per day, supports the onboarding of merchants across all onboarding touchpoints and maintains strict availability and latency SLAs given the criticality of the service. Further, the team maintains sophisticated pipelines that enrich our datasets for the purposes of merchant identification, risk analysis and fraud detection.

What You'll Do

1. With the support of your team, you will work on tasks that contribute to the team's projects and goals.
2. You will work collaboratively and proactively with your team and stakeholders, bringing them along for your work and helping to create visibility and dialog regarding the risks and trade-offs related to your work.
3. You will strike the right balance of speed and quality in your work, ensuring that we hit our business goals while protecting our systems from downtime.
4. You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities.

What We Look For

1. You have previous work or internship experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale and are experienced using one of Python or Kotlin.
2. You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
3. You 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 code.
4. You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
5. Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
6. You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
7. This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay Grade - J
Equity Grade - 4
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).

CAN base pay range per year: $102,000 - $142,000

Additional benefits include:

• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Learning & Development programs
• Parental leave
• Employee Resource & Community Groups

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.

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.