Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Overview Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Streaming) – Affirm, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Responsibilities Design and build data infrastructure systems, services and tools to handle new Affirm products and business requirements that securely scale over millions of users and their transactions. Build and optimize high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines for critical business applications. Build frameworks and services which will be used by other engineering teams at Affirm to manage billions of dollars in loans and power customer experiences. Help support the Streaming team that forms the backbone for several online and offline workloads at Affirm. Improve the reliability and efficiency of the Data Platform at scale and high availability. Collaborate with other teams at Affirm, including ML and Analytics, to deliver streaming solutions based on various use-cases and best practices. Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain production streaming systems, ensuring high availability and reliability of data systems. What We Look For 8+ years of industry experience in building large scale production systems. Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or similar streaming solutions for large-scale event streaming and message queuing. Experience building and operating robust and highly available infrastructure. Experience working with data platforms like Snowflake, Glue or Databricks is a plus. Experience with Confluent Platform (Schema Registry, Tableflow) is a strong plus. Expertise with at least one stream processing framework like Spark, Samza, Flink, Beam etc. Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect and Kafka Schema Registry components, understanding their underlying functionality and implementation. Solid programming skills in Python, Java or Kotlin. Experience with Apache Iceberg table format, CDC tools is a strong plus. Knowledge of Relational and NoSQL databases is a plus. Experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers. Exceptionally collaborative with a history of delivering complex technical projects and working closely with stakeholders. Location & Compensation Location: Remote Canada (with some roles office-based depending on responsibilities). Pay Grade: P Equity Grade: 7 Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). The CAN base pay range per year is: $178,000 - $228,000. Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote within the country of employment. Some roles may require working from an Affirm office occasionally. Benefits Health care coverage – Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents. Flexible Spending Wallets – stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses. Time off – vacation and holidays to rest and recharge. ESPP – Employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares at a discount. Additional Information Affirm believes in an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided during the hiring process. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr