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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Batch Infrastructure)

3 weeks, 5 days ago
Canada
Full-time
Senior
Software Engineer
Software Development
Apache Airflow Apache Spark AWS Flink Kotlin Kubernetes Luigi MySQL Prefect Python
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Affirm

Affirm

Affirm offers a transparent buy now, pay later service founded in 2012 by Max Levchin. No late fees or surprises, just a responsible way to pay over time for your favorite brands.

Diversified Financial Services
1K-5K
Founded 2012
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Description

  • Own and deliver quarterly team goals while leading engineers through ambiguous, open-ended work.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics on ideation, technical constraints, risks, and trade-offs.
  • Identify project, process, technology, and business issues and lead efforts to resolve them.
  • Support operations and availability by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating issues, and participating in on-call and keep-the-lights-on work.
  • Set and improve code review and design standards, and advocate for them through writing and tech talks.
  • Develop talent by providing feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
  • Build and maintain reliable, scalable compute infrastructure for business-critical batch workloads.
  • Partner with stakeholders across the product development lifecycle to deliver backend and infrastructure solutions.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using Python, Kotlin, or similar languages.
  • Experience building highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience building and managing workflow orchestration frameworks such as Airflow, Flyte, Prefect, Temporal, or Luigi.
  • Experience scaling Spark or Flink for very large datasets on Kubernetes, or working knowledge of doing so.
  • Experience defining technical plans for significant features or system components with simple, extensible designs.
  • Ability to make significant changes in a large codebase and use tools and practices to do so safely.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
  • Demonstrated ownership of personal growth and willingness to proactively seek feedback.
  • Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • Remote candidates must reside in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $153,000-$213,000 CAD per year.
  • Equity rewards, including an Equity Grade of 6.
  • Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
  • 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Health care coverage with all premiums covered by Affirm.
  • Flexible spending wallets for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) at a discount.

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