Distinguished Software Engineer, Architecture

2 weeks ago


Ottawa Toronto Montreal Calgary Vancouver Edmonton Old Toronto Mississauga Quebec Winnipeg Halifax Saskatoon Burnaby Hamilton Victoria Surrey London Halton Hills Regina Markham Brampton Vaughan Kelowna Laval Southwestern Ontario R, Canada Affirm Full time

OverviewDistinguished Software Engineer, Architecture (Infrastructure) at Affirm. You will be a senior member of Affirm’s Architecture Group, owning the architecture, technical roadmap, and delivery outcomes for Affirm’s Infrastructure domain, spanning the foundational platforms that enable all of engineering. You will shape Affirm’s broader technical direction through leadership within the Architecture Group, driving innovation and architectural coherence across the company.What You’ll DoDrive the long-term technical vision for Affirm’s Infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and developer empowerment.Lead architectural strategy and roadmap definition in collaboration with domain tech leads and the broader Architecture Group.Champion patterns and platforms that maximize developer productivity and system resilience.Define and uphold standards for infrastructure design, operational excellence, and quality.Partner with Product, Platform, and Engineering leadership to ensure infrastructure investments are aligned with business goals.Guide cross-functional teams to deliver foundational services that enable Affirm’s product engineering at scale.Mentor and grow a bench of IC technical leaders across multiple infrastructure domains.Foster a culture of rigor, curiosity, and technical excellence across engineering.What We Look ForProven success leading infrastructure architecture for large-scale, distributed systems.Deep expertise in at least two of the following domains: developer productivity, reliability engineering, data & storage, online services.Strong hands-on knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP), with AWS expertise preferred.Ability to define and execute long-term infrastructure roadmaps that accelerate developer velocity and system resilience.Track record of mentoring and developing senior ICs and technical leaders.Extensive experience building and operating highly available, performant, and secure systems.Effective communicator, capable of engaging both engineers and executives to drive alignment and clarity.15+ years of software engineering experience, with prior technical leadership roles.Experience in fintech or consumer-facing systems is a plus.JVM experience at scale is a plus.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.Pay and BenefitsPay Grade - VEquity Grade - 13Base pay range: $270,000 - $310,000 per year. Affirm offers a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).Remote-first company with most roles being remote; some roles may require working from an office.Benefits include health care coverage for you and dependents, Flexible Spending Wallets, time off, and ESPP.CAN base pay range per year: $270,000 - $310,000Additional InformationAffirm is proud to be a remote-first company. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates during the hiring process. This position may be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco per policy. By applying, you acknowledge Affirm’s Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to data handling as described therein.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr



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