Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Fraud Decisioning

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

📋 Description

• Oversee projects and initiatives within the Fraud Decisioning team.

• Develop tools and systems that enhance Affirm’s capabilities in combating fraud.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and monitor fraud decision-making systems.

• Utilize analytics and data-driven insights to enhance the performance and quality of fraud decision-makers.

• Plan and manage large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, which include project definition, technical specifications, task breakdown, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance.

• Design simple, elegant, and maintainable system architectures.

• Produce high-quality, comprehensible code.

• Review colleagues' work and offer constructive feedback.

• Lead and mentor engineers, facilitating their professional growth.

• Consider stakeholder needs and advocate for ideas and initiatives.

• Conduct evaluations of technical and soft skills for hiring purposes.

• Develop and assess technical interview content and criteria.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6-10+ years of experience as a software engineer, holding leadership responsibilities and mentoring junior engineers.

• Previous experience in designing, building, launching, coding, and maintaining complex systems.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Product, ML, Analytics, and Business divisions.

• Proven technical leadership and team-building capabilities, including mentorship in software development best practices.

• Capacity to distill complex business, product, and technical requirements into high-quality system designs and software.

• Ability to architect systems and decompose business and product requirements into system modules or components.

• Either substantial practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.

• Must reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity rewards may be part of the total compensation package.

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology expenses.

• 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and their dependents.

• Dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Generous holiday schedule.

• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that allows purchasing Affirm stock at a discount.

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities.