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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)

Affirm·📍 Canada

Employment

Full-Time

Work mode

Remote

Experience

SENIOR LEVEL

Salary

C$181K – C$241K/yr

Role overview

Job description

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. As we build Affirm's advertising platform and evolve Marketplace into a best in class shopping destination, the ability to route and discover is one of the greatest levers for consumer experiences. Search is one of the highest impact surfaces, and we are building a new team that will own not just the recommendations and search experiences, but also explore opportunities to improve customer experience, monetization, and merchant value. This team will help make Affirm the definitive destination consumers turn to for discovery, understanding, comparing, and shopping through Affirm, and will also lay the foundation for an agentic platform. What You'll Do · You will be responsible for setting technical strategy for y

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What they are looking for

Skills & requirements

Qualification

What We Look For · You have 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin; · You have experience developing consumer experiences using UI frameworks like React · You have 2+ years of experience working in search or related recommendation engines · You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan; For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law

Department · Consumer Engineering

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Hiring company

Affirm

Technology

At Affirm, we believe that the financial industry works better for everyone when it’s fair, honest, and inclusive. We help people pay over time for almost anything—with no late fees or surprises. Through advanced technology and analytics that look beyond FICO, we’re able to serve a much broader population than other lenders.

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