Software Engineer II, Backend (Streaming)

Remote CanadaRemoteFull-time$146k–$225k2026-09-30 → 2026-11-10

Remote · from United States

Core

Design, develop, and scale backend systems for data infrastructure and event-driven architecture, supporting data exploration and validation.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer (streaming/data infrastructure)

Builds

Scalable data infrastructure, event processing pipelines, and data exploration tools

Domain

Fintech, distributed systems, stream processing

Required skills

Python or Kotlin, distributed systems design, AWS, Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes, system debugging, code review

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Kafka, Flink, Schema registry, AWS, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Break down projects into tasks and deliver in phases; collaborate with product and design teams; monitor system metrics and support on-call operations; review code and provide feedback

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

About Affirm

Financial Services3128San Francisco, California, USFounded 2012

At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more. A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company emai