Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Foundation)

Affirm; Hamilton; Remote; CAD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is seeking a Software Engineer II to develop backend systems. The ideal candidate has proficiency in Python or Kotlin and experience with AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. This remote role offers a competitive salary between $125,000 and $175,000 CAD, along with comprehensive benefits including health coverage and flexible spending wallets.

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems.
• Ability to write clear, well-tested and extensible code.

Responsibilities

• Break down larger projects into individual tasks for timely delivery.
• Support product development lifecycle through collaboration.
• Monitor and support team artifacts' operations.

Skills

Python or Kotlin proficiency

Distributed systems knowledge

API development experience

Debugging skills

Strong communication skills

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Software Engineer II, Backend (Identity Foundation)

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.

Identity Engineering owns the systems responsible for onboarding all consumers and managing their authentication and verification journeys across Affirm’s product surfaces. In this role, you will gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and use that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems on the critical paths for all of our products.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What We Look For

• You have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• You have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or Kotlin.
• You are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
• You have experience designing, developing and launching APIs at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• 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.
• You are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others\' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews.
• 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.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay Grade - L
• Equity Grade - 5
• Base pay range : CAN base pay range per year : $125,000 - $175,000
• Location : Remote Canada
• 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).
• Equity rewards may be offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
• 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.
• Benefits highlights include : Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - 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

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Senioriry level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Related roles include several Software Engineer positions and other engineering roles across the company.