At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape reliable capacity plans and build scalable backend systems using Python or Kotlin.
- Company: Join Affirm's innovative remote Canada Capacity Modeling team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible remote work, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on mentorship and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by ensuring Affirm can handle major sales events safely.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in backend systems, experience with Python/Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
The predicted salary is between 121500 - 148500 $ per year.
Shape reliable capacity plans with Python or Kotlin as a Senior Backend Engineer on Affirm’s remote Canada Capacity Modeling team. Forecast traffic and tune resources for peak demand. This senior position owns quarterly goals while guiding engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problems. You will build backend systems at scale using AWS, MySQL, or Kubernetes. The work connects statistical models with CPU, memory, connections, pod counts, HPA ranges, and infrastructure sizing. You will help ensure Affirm can handle major sales events safely.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own quarterly team goals and guide engineers through delivery
- Collaborate with product, design, and analytics stakeholders
- Identify and resolve project, process, technology, and business issues
- Monitor metrics and support availability, operations, and on-call efforts
- Improve code review and design standards through writing and tech talks
Requirements:
- Four-plus years designing and launching backend systems at scale
- Python or Kotlin experience with highly available distributed systems
- AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes experience
- Autoscaling, CPU, memory, and multithreading tuning experience
- Equivalent practical experience or a related bachelor’s degree
- Bring backend engineering, capacity modeling, and distributed systems expertise to help Affirm scale reliably across remote Canada.
Senior Backend Capacity Engineer employer: Affirm, Inc.
Affirm is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture, particularly for the Staff Backend Engineer role in Canada. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to mentor fellow engineers and lead impactful projects that align with business goals, all while enjoying the flexibility of a remote work environment that promotes work-life balance.
