The Streaming team at Affirm is responsible for all things data and drives the strategy for event driven architecture, stream processing, data exploration, discovery and validationWe leverage existing open source technologies like Kafka, Flink, Schema registry and also build our own as neededAs a member of our team you would spend time identifying and executing on new use cases of data infrastructure, designing and scaling our existing infrastructure and working closely with other teams to promote the optimal use of data at the companyWith the support of your team's tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your workYou will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offsYou will support the operations and availability of your team's artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting "keep the lights on" & on-call effortsYou will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview processBenefitsCompensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your familySpending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expensesSupportive Communities:



Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groupsRemote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home countryGenerous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happensHealth Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needsMental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programsParental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks' paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base payAway Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to rechargeLearning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growthYou have mastered taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, and executing on it by writing transparent, easily understood, well tested and extensible codeYou have experience designing, developing and launching backend systems and are proficient in one of Python or KotlinYou have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering teamThis position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related fieldYou are comfortable navigating a large code base, debugging others' code, and providing feedback to other engineers through code reviewsYou have a total of 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineerYour experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholdersYou are familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems, and the technologies like AWS, Kafka, Flink and Kubernetes

📌 Backend Software Engineer (Streaming) (Mississauga)
🏢 Affirm
📍 Mississauga