Backend software engineering meets underwriting platform development at affirm in a remote-first Canadian role using Python or Kotlin. Build features supporting responsible growth.
As a Software Engineer II within the Purchasing Power organization, you will partner with Product and Credit Risk. You will design, develop, and launch backend systems serving affirm Card, e-commerce sites, and the affirm app. The work includes distributed systems, AWS, My SQL, and Kubernetes. You will break projects into phases, communicate technical constraints, and weigh risks and trade-offs. Your work supports partnered merchants and users across multiple interfaces.
Key Responsibilities: Design and implement underwriting platform features
Break projects into tasks and deliver phased work
Collaborate with Product, Design, Analytics,
and Credit Risk
Create metrics and support availability and on-call efforts
Participate in interviews and team development activities
Requirements: At least 1.5 years of software engineering experience
Backend systems experience with Python or Kotlin proficiency
Familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, My SQL, and Kubernetes
Ability to write transparent, tested, extensible code
Comfort debugging code and providing review feedback
Apply backend engineering, distributed systems, and Python or Kotlin skills to affirm’s underwriting platform remotely across eligible Canadian provinces.