Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Affirm

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Work type: Remote
Location: Canada
Salary: $195,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted: 95 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $225k

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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$202,482 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $225k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Affirm

Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Affirm currently has 64 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 60 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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The Senior Software Engineer, Backend (PBA - Growth) joins the Powered by Affirm team to build APIs and solutions for Enterprise Merchant and Partner integrations. In this role, you will own quarterly goals, lead engineers through ambiguity, and collaborate with product management and design to navigate technical constraints and risks. You will develop high-quality code for checkout and merchant onboarding systems while managing the operations and availability of team artifacts. The position requires designing and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin. You must demonstrate experience with distributed systems involving AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes. Key responsibilities include defining technical plans for significant features, improving code review standards, and providing talent development. This role solves complex problems regarding merchant integration and scalable backend infrastructure.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.

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Skills

Python Kotlin AWS MySQL Kubernetes Distributed Systems APIs Code Review Product Development Lifecycle

What you'll do

Own and deliver quarterly goals while leading engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems.
Partner with product, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints and make risk-based decisions.
Proactively identify and lead the resolution of project, process, technology, or business issues.
Monitor system metrics and support "keep the lights on" operations and on-call efforts.
Set and improve code review and design standards to foster a culture of quality.
Develop team talent by providing consistent feedback, guidance, and leadership by example.
Design and launch scalable backend systems and distributed components using Python, Kotlin, AWS, and Kubernetes.

What we're looking for

You have 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
You have experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components with elegant, simple, and extensible designs.
You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base and developing tools and practices to do so safely.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills to support effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

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