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AffirmStaff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering)
Affirm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering) to join its fully remote team and spearhead cost visibility, optimization, and governance across cloud and…
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Affirm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering) to join its fully remote team and spearhead cost visibility, optimization, and governance across cloud and AI infrastructure. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of infrastructure, finance, and data engineering to build automated tooling, manage financial workflows, and tackle cloud billing complexities at scale. This position suits an experienced backend engineer who thrives in ambiguous environments, enjoys…
Job Description
Affirm is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering) to join its fully remote team and spearhead cost visibility, optimization, and governance across cloud and AI infrastructure. In this role, you will sit at the intersection of infrastructure, finance, and data engineering to build automated tooling, manage financial workflows, and tackle cloud billing complexities at scale. This position suits an experienced backend engineer who thrives in ambiguous environments, enjoys transforming complex data into durable self-service systems, and wants to exert outsized influence on corporate financial strategy. Affirm operates on a remote-first model, enabling professionals to work from approved Canadian provinces, and provides comprehensive financial and health perks.
Responsibilities
- Establish technical strategy and guide team execution on an annual timescale
- Partner with product, design, and analytics teams to manage technical risks, tradeoffs, and sustainability
- Act as a force-multiplier by defining technical solutions and operational processes
- Manage team operations, availability, monitoring, triage rotations, and alerting systems
- Promote quality and ownership by setting code review standards and writing technical content
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience building and launching large-scale backend systems using Python or Kotlin
- Extensive background in developing highly available distributed systems with AWS, Spark, MySQL, and Kubernetes
- Practical experience building anomaly detection, dashboards, or reporting with a FinOps or cost-visibility platform such as FinOut, CloudHealth, or Kubecost
- Demonstrated track record of creating automated tooling using Python or Terraform to scale cost reviews
- Hands-on experience processing large cloud billing datasets from AWS Cost and Usage Reports or Snowflake using complex SQL queries
Core Skills
Benefits
- 100% employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Monthly stipends for wellness, tech, and health spending
- Flexible time off paired with a holiday calendar
- Employee stock purchase plan to buy company stock at a discount
- Eligibility for equity rewards through the parent company
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this position remote?
Yes, this role is remote-first. However, eligible candidates must reside in specific Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
What is the employment type?
The posting specifies that this is a full-time position.
What is the salary for this role?
For candidates based in Canada, the annual base pay range is CAD $181,000 to $241,000, mapped to Pay Grade P and Equity Grade 7.
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