Architect scalable Kubernetes infrastructure with Affirm as a Senior Staff Software Engineer, working remotely across Canada on EKS platform reliability.
This senior technical leadership role shapes the Compute Platform supporting Affirm’s financial products. You will guide EKS architecture, Terraform automation, workload safety, observability, and operational excellence across a global fleet. The work spans cluster lifecycle, shared components, policy enforcement, and platform tooling.

Key Responsibilities

Architect EKS cluster lifecycle, node management, and shared componentsLead Terraform and Spacelift provisioning, upgrades, teardown, and self-service workflowsEnforce workload safety standards through automation and policyEstablish observability, audits, reporting,



and risk measurementMentor engineers and participate in Kubernetes on-call responseRequirements:
10+ years software or infrastructure engineering experience6+ years operating production Kubernetes at scaleExpert Go or Python proficiency building Kubernetes platform toolingStrong AWS architecture experience with EC2, VPC, IAM, and EKSTerraform, GitOps, policy enforcement, and observability experienceLead EKS platform strategy at Affirm through Kubernetes expertise, infrastructure automation, workload standards, and technical leadership.

📌 Senior Staff Kubernetes Platform Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Affirm
📍 Canada