Software Engineer II – ML Feature Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• In collaboration with your team’s tech lead and manager, you will decompose larger projects into manageable tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and work alongside others to guarantee timely completion of your assignments.

• You will assist your colleagues and stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle by partnering with product management, design, and analytics, participating in ideation sessions, articulating technical constraints, and collaborating on decisions that adequately consider risks and trade-offs.

• You will help maintain the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by developing and monitoring metrics, escalating issues when necessary, and supporting ongoing maintenance and on-call responsibilities.

• You will foster a sense of community within your team by engaging in growth and development activities, including participation in the interview process.

⛳️ Requirements

• You possess a minimum of 1.5 years of experience as a software engineer.

• You have experience in designing, developing, and launching backend systems, and you are proficient in either Python or Kotlin.

• You are knowledgeable about the fundamental components of distributed systems and technologies such as AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.

• You excel at transforming a straightforward problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components, executing it by writing clear, easily understandable, well-tested, and extensible code.

• You are adept at navigating a large codebase, debugging the code of others, and providing constructive feedback to fellow engineers through code reviews.

• Your experience reflects a commitment to taking ownership of your growth, actively seeking feedback from your team, manager, and stakeholders.

• You possess strong verbal and written communication skills that facilitate effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.

• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.

• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.

• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.