Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Search

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $181k - $241k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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Affirm

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

📋 Description

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long time scale • Connect the team’s work with critical, business-impacting projects • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle • Ensure technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are understood and managed • Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes • Own team operations and availability, including monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, alerting, and on-call efforts • Establish code review and design standards • Advocate for engineering standards through writing and tech talks • Develop team talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example • Build search and recommendation experiences supporting Affirm’s advertising platform and shopping marketplace

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale • Experience using languages like Python or Kotlin • Extensive experience developing highly available distributed systems • Experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes • Experience developing consumer experiences using UI frameworks like React • 2+ years of experience working in search or related recommendation engines • Experience delivering major features, system components, or deprecating existing functionality through technical and execution plans • Ability to write high-quality, easily understood code • Ability to work from low-level language idioms to large-system architecture • Demonstrated ability to gather and iterate on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Must reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan

🏖️ Benefits

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents • Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents • Flexible time off • Generous holiday calendars • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) to buy Affirm stock at a discount • Remote-first work with flexibility • Inclusive interview process and accommodations for candidates with disabilities • In-person onboarding experience for all new hires