Software Engineer II, Backend (AI Agents)

TL;DR

Software Engineer II, Backend (AI Agents): Building and orchestrating conversational AI agents for customer servicing with an accent on API design and system integration. Focus on solving complex orchestration challenges and ensuring high availability of AI-driven customer solutions.

Location: Remote Canada

Salary: $125,000 - $175,000

Company

Affirm is a fintech company reinventing credit to provide honest and transparent buy-now-pay-later options for consumers.

What you will do

• Break down large projects into individual tasks and deliver them in multiple phases.
• Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to define technical constraints and trade-offs.
• Create and monitor metrics to support the operations and availability of team artifacts.
• Support on-call efforts and "keep the lights on" activities for the AI agents infrastructure.
• Engage in growth activities, including participation in the interview process for new hires.

Requirements

• 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Experience designing, developing, and launching scalable APIs using Python or Kotlin.
• Experience shipping web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
• Proficiency in navigating large codebases and providing feedback through code reviews.
• Must be based in Canada.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Generous flexible spending wallets for technology, food, lifestyle, and family forming expenses.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules to ensure work-life balance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) to buy company shares at a discount.
• Remote-first company culture with high flexibility within the country of employment.