Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cost Engineering)
Remote Canadaremotestaff$132K – $176K
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About this role
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. Engineering owns cost visibility and optimization across Affirm's cloud and AI infrastructure. We're the team that tells the business what it's spending, why it's changing, and what to do about it — from AWS resource waste and tagging strategy to the newer frontier of AI/LLM spend across the company's growing set of AI tools.…
What we'd score you on
reqspace match rubricFive dimensions, recruiter-grade. Upload your resume and we'll generate a written explanation of where you fit and where the gaps are.
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Skills match
For this role: python, sql, rest, mysql, snowflake…
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Level fit
This role is staff-level. We check your trajectory against it.
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Domain experience
Your work in the role's domain matters more than your years total. We weight recent and direct experience.
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Recency
A skill you used last quarter weighs more than one from five years ago. We grade on recency, not lifetime.
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Location fit
This role is remote-eligible. We factor in your stated location and time-zone overlap.
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Skills in this role
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