Software Engineer II, Backend – Batch Developer Experience

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About the role

  • Backend engineer building batch development and testing tools for Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later platform. Improving workflow efficiency, testing reliability, and critical workload operations.

Responsibilities

  • Break down larger projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases
  • Collaborate with product management, design and analytics on ideation and technical decisions
  • Articulate technical constraints and consider risks and trade-offs
  • Create and monitor metrics for team artifacts
  • Escalate issues and support operational availability, keep-the-lights-on and on-call efforts
  • Participate in interview and growth and development activities
  • Build tools and systems that make batch development and testing faster and more reliable
  • Partner with product and infrastructure engineers to streamline workflows and improve reliability of critical batch workloads

Requirements

  • 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • Experience designing, developing and launching backend systems
  • Proficiency in Python or Kotlin
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes
  • Ability to design solutions interacting with multiple software components
  • Ability to write clear, well-tested and extensible code
  • Comfortable navigating large code bases and debugging others' code
  • Experience providing code review feedback
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Benefits

  • Equity rewards may be included in the total compensation package
  • Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
  • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents
  • Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents
  • Flexible time off
  • Generous holiday calendars
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted Affirm stock
  • Inclusive interview process and accommodations for candidates with disabilities
  • In-person onboarding experience for all new hires

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Junior

Salary

CA$133,000 - CA$183,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AWSDistributed SystemsKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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