Affirm
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)
Remote Canada · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$181k-$241kDetected 4 days ago
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61Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Green-card follow-through: 71%
Of 7 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 2 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 497 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Files H-1B transfers
12 transfer filings in the last year, covering 12 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- We achieve this by leveraging data to evaluate risk at critical points in the user journey, adapting to the ever-changing fraud landscape, and by introducing new fraud-fighting capabilities..
- Base Pay Grade - P Equity Grade - Canada 7 Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
- Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Responsibilities
- Generate simple and elegant designs that are easily deployed and debugged, but anticipate the unhappy path. Write high-quality code that can be easily understood and leveraged by others.
- Review others' work and provide constructive feedback in order to maintain high and consistent quality standards across teams.
- Lead and mentor engineers to help them succeed and grow. Provide the right context to engineers and train them to take ownership of their respective pieces of the initiative.
- Effectively incorporate needs and opinions from stakeholders, advocate for ideas and initiatives, and create a common understanding where all voices are heard.
- Prior experience architecting, building, launching, coding and maintaining complex systems.
- Expert at synthesizing complex business, product, and technical requirements to consistently produce high quality system designs and software.
- If you need support, we're happy to help.
- Own a piece of what you build:
Requirements
- 6-10+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership responsibilities and experience mentoring junior engineers.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.
- Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.
Compensation
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
- Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
- Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
- CAN base pay range per year: $181,000 - $241,000
Benefits
- Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility.
- Health coverage at no cost:
- Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.
- Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.
Company info
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from Affirm's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.