Software Engineer I, Backend (ML Platform)

ECL Kontor; Kelowna; Remote; CAD 102,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented backend engineer to join their ML Platform team. In this role, you will contribute to building the core infrastructure that powers intelligent decision-making for Affirm's buy now, pay later services. You will work collaboratively with your team to design and develop scalable backend systems, ensuring high-quality code and effective communication. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in growth activities while working on impactful projects that enhance the user experience. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and launching backend systems at scale.
• Strong coding skills with a focus on clarity and extensibility.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team on projects and goals.
• Balance speed and quality to meet business objectives.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Distributed Systems

Debugging

Communication Skills

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Remote Canada

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 ML Platform team is on a mission to build the core infrastructure that powers Affirm's intelligence. Affirm uses machine learning to assess and approve each BNPL transaction. Affirm’s ML models answer questions like: is the applicant willing and able to repay this loan?

The role of the ML Platform team is to build the compute platform for training and serving all of Affirm's ML models and features. Online, we operate a feature store and model server that enable real-time feature computation and model scoring. Offline, we manage an environment for running large scale model training and data analysis.

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.

Base Pay Grade - J

Equity Grade - Canada 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

Benefits

• 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.

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.

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