Backend Software Engineer at Affirm

5 days ago

Ottawa ON, Ottawa Census Division, ON; Ontario, Canada Kibbi Full-time

Lead technical initiatives as a Backend Software Engineer with Affirm's Merchant & Partner Lifecycle team. Focus on system architecture improvements, mentoring, and innovative development strategies while enjoying remote-first flexibility. Affirm is seeking an experienced backend software engineer to develop the new lifecycle-orchestrator service. With a strong emphasis on Domain-Driven Design and distributed systems, you will facilitate architectural consolidation. As a technical leader, you will collaborate with peers, mentor upcoming engineers, and align project goals across teams while fostering a hands-on development environment. Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and enhance platform scalability for global merchants
  • Align project work with cross-team engineering goals
  • Mentor team members and support their growth
  • Execute strategies for complex requirements effectively
  • Improve engineering standards and processes organization-wide
Requirements:
  • 5+ years as a backend software engineer
  • Proficient in data models, API design, and state machines
  • Strong grasp of event-driven architecture and database design
  • Experience with AWS, gRPC, Snowflake, Kotlin, and Python
  • Familiarity with monitoring systems like Sentry or Kibana
Drive backend innovations as part of Affirm's growing team and improve merchant lifecycle experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr