Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs (Remote)
Summary
Senior backend engineer at Affirm building scalable APIs in Python or Kotlin on AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes to support high-traffic financial services.
Affirm is hiring for a senior backend-focused engineer to own quarterly goals for a high‑scale team and deliver reliable systems. You’ll work with product, design, and analytics to balance risks and trade-offs while maintaining quality and ownership across the codebase.
You have 4+ years designing and launching backend services in Python or Kotlin, with distributed systems on AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes. This remote Canada role offers strong compensation and equity opportunities.