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Salary: CAD 133,000 - 183,000 / annual
Affirm's Streaming team is responsible for data infrastructure and event-driven architecture, leveraging technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Schema Registry. As a Software Engineer II, Backend (Streaming), you will work on identifying and executing new use cases for data infrastructure, designing and scaling existing systems, and collaborating with other teams to optimize data usage across the company.
You will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with peers to ensure timely delivery. You'll support the product development lifecycle by working with product management, design, and analytics teams—participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that balance risks and trade-offs.
You will also support operations and availability of your team's systems by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating issues when needed, and participating in on-call rotations. You'll contribute to team culture through growth and development activities, including participation in the interview process.
Affirm is a remote-first company with flexibility built in. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within Canada. New hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
Requirements:
- 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems; proficiency in Python or Kotlin
- Familiarity with distributed systems building blocks and technologies such as AWS, Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes
- Ability to translate business scenarios into solutions that interact with multiple software components, with clear, well-tested, and extensible code
- Comfortable navigating large codebases, debugging others' code, and providing feedback through code reviews
- Demonstrated ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with global engineering teams
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
