Affirm is building the next generation of customer identity and authentication.This role is a hands-on engineering position inside Information Security, focused on designing and shipping core CIAM capabilities that protect customers and support growth.You will build and operate backend services that power registration, login, authorization, and account lifecycle flows across B2C and B2B experiences. You have 7+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.You have an extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes.You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.Design, build, and operate core CIAM backend services that support customer registration, authentication, authorization, account lifecycle, and profile management for B2C and B2B platforms.Develop backend APIs and services in Python and Kotlin that expose identity capabilities to web, mobile, and partner applications.Integrate CIAM platforms with internal systems, including user data stores, messaging, fraud signals, and downstream customer platforms.Own secure authentication and account flows end to end, including MFA, step-up authentication, device binding, consent, and adaptive authentication logic.Automate CIAM infrastructure and deployments using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines, treating identity as a core platform service.Monitor, debug, and optimize CIAM services for performance, resilience, and abuse detection in high-scale environments.Strong experience designing and implementing CIAM systems, with deep, hands-on knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML,



and SCIM beyond basic configuration.5+ years of professional backend software engineering experienceStrong production experience in Python or a similar backend languageExperience designing APIs, automation frameworks, and distributed systemsHands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelinesExperience with GitHub-based development workflows and Buildkite or similar build systemsExperience with cloud-native development, preferably AWSHands-on experience extending and integrating CIAM platforms such as Okta, Auth0, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, or Azure AD B2C using custom code, hooks, and APIs.Solid understanding of backend and distributed systems fundamentals, including API design, data modeling, latency, error handling, and observability.Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, plus CI/CD pipelines for deploying backend services.Solid security fundamentals applied through engineering, including access control models, token handling, encryption, MFA, and privacy by design.Clear communication skills and the ability to work closely with product, frontend, mobile, and security teams while owning backend identity services.Familiarity with tools such as Cursor and other AI‑augmented development environmentsBenefits Designed For You Health coverage at no cost: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)CAN base pay range per year: $181,000 - $241,000This posting is for an existing vacancyRemote-first with flexibility built inAffirm is proud to be a remote-first company.

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📌 Staff Software Backend Engineer - Remote (Winnipeg)
🏢 Affirm
📍 Winnipeg