Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Continuous Delivery)

Affirm

Remote regions

Canada

Salary range

$150,000–$200,000/yr

Benefits

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Responsibilities:

  • Own and deliver quarterly team goals, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems and ensuring team support throughout delivery.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on risk-aware decisions.
  • Proactively identify and lead solutions for project, process, technology, or business issues, advocating for necessary changes.
  • Support team artifacts' operations and availability by creating metrics, monitoring systems, and participating in on-call efforts.

Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
  • Proven track record with highly available distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience building or evolving CI/CD, deployment, or release automation systems to reduce manual toil and improve rollout predictability.
  • Comfort working on shared developer infrastructure, defining clear platform interfaces, templates, or guardrails for product teams.
  • Proficiency in making significant changes in large codebases safely and developing tools and practices for team efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Annual base pay range is $150,000 - $200,000 CAD, with employees typically starting at the range's beginning.
  • Total compensation includes equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
  • Benefits feature 100% company-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Additional perks include generous flexible spending wallets for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses.

Affirm

Affirm is a financial technology company reinventing credit with honest, fee-free buy now, pay later solutions for consumers. The company is a remote-first organization with a strong emphasis on its people-first culture, offering comprehensive benefits and a focus on inclusive hiring.

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