Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Loans Platform)

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Loans Platform)

Join Affirm as a Senior Software Engineer for the Loans Platform team, responsible for core loans products. We are experiencing exponential growth and seek a candidate to help scale the product by 100x, adding new features to make loans more accessible. Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering teams to support growth and launch new products. Be part of building a trusted, honest financial services brand.

What You'll Do

• Own and deliver quarterly goals, lead engineers through ambiguity, and support your team throughout delivery.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics in the product development lifecycle, including ideation and technical decision-making.
• Identify and advocate for project, process, technology, or business issues, leading their resolution.
• Support team operations by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating issues, and maintaining system reliability.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting standards and sharing knowledge through writing and tech talks.
• Develop talent by providing feedback, guidance, and leading by example.

What We Look For

• 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• Experience with highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to define technical plans for significant features with elegant, simple, and extensible designs.
• Strong skills in making significant changes to large codebases safely and effectively.
• Ownership mindset with proactive feedback seeking and growth orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for global collaboration.
• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay ranges from $150,000 to $200,000 CAD annually, with potential equity rewards. Benefits include health coverage, flexible spending accounts, wellness days, learning programs, parental benefits, and community groups. Affirm is a remote-first company, with some roles requiring occasional office work. We are committed to inclusive hiring and providing accommodations during the process.

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Additional Information

Position level: Mid-Senior; Employment type: Full-time; Industry: Engineering and IT.