Staff Backend Engineer — Scalable Datastore Platform
Summary
Staff-level backend engineer driving the roadmap for Affirm's database platform (relational and key-value): designing multi-region, scalable OLTP/OLAP data infrastructure, setting design standards, and hands-on development with Python/Kotlin, AWS, and MySQL in a remote-first environment across Canada.
Affirm is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to drive the technical roadmap for our Databases platform (Relational and KeyValue). You will influence multi-region datastore solutions, coordinate with product and SRE teams, and own scalable data infrastructure initiatives across OLTP/OLAP systems.
The role emphasizes leadership, design standards, and hands-on development with Python/Kotlin, AWS, and MySQL, in a remote-first environment across Canada.