Shape the Trust and Safety Foundations team at Affirm as a Backend Software Engineer. Drive technical strategy, ensuring robust systems and data capabilities remotely from Canada. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead critical initiatives, transforming ambiguous challenges into refined technical solutions. Your role demands deep ownership over system reliability, enabling Affirm’s mission through exceptional engineering practices. Engage with cross-functional teams, ensuring risks and trade-offs are well understood, while advocating for high standards in code quality and design. Key Responsibilities:
Set long-term technical strategy for backend systems
Collaborate on product lifecycle with key stakeholders
Own team operations and system availability




Foster quality culture through design standards
Mentor and develop engineering talent within the team

Requirements:
8+ years in designing and launching scalable backend systems
Extensive experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes
Proven track record in delivering major system features
Solid communication skills for global collaboration
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Bring your expertise in backend engineering to strengthen systems that amplify Affirm’s mission. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Backend Software Engineer At Affirm Ottawa
🏢 Affirm
📍 Ottawa