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You’ll own day‑to‑day IAM operations—running access lifecycle processes, handling requests, certifications, and issue resolution—while automating repetitive tasks with scripts and workflow improvements. You’ll also build and maintain production backend services, APIs, and integrations that connect SailPoint and internal systems, and create reusable Auth0 patterns for internal tools. Maintaining runbooks, operational metrics, and providing escalation support are part of the role.
2+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent internship) with strong Python (or similar) backend coding skills, solid API, debugging, and distributed‑systems fundamentals, plus GitHub, CI/CD, testing, and code‑review experience. Comfort with operational ownership, production troubleshooting, and AWS cloud environments is required; IAM/IGA knowledge, SailPoint/Auth0 exposure, and Terraform are nice to have.
The role safeguards Affirm’s systems and data by ensuring identity and access management is reliable, scalable, and auditable, directly supporting the InfoSec team’s mission to embed security into every system. Building modern IAM services enables the business to operate and grow with confidence, reducing risk from identity‑related threats.
Ideal for a hands‑on engineer who enjoys blending coding with operational responsibilities and wants to deepen expertise in enterprise IAM without leaving the development side. Candidates who like automating processes, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating across security, IT, and engineering teams will thrive.
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About the InfoSec team
The InfoSec team protects Affirm’s systems and data from evolving threats. We manage security risk, monitor vulnerabilities, and enforce protective controls across the company. The team leads incident response, compliance, identity and access management, and employee training. Our goal is to ensure that security is built into every system and decision at Affirm. We maintain a secure, trustworthy environment so the business can operate and grow with confidence.
About the role
We are building the next generation of enterprise Identity and Access Management at Affirm. This role combines hands-on IAM operations, automation, and production software engineering to make identity services more reliable, scalable, and easier to operate.
You will help run core access lifecycle processes, troubleshoot production issues, and automate repetitive work. You will also build and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations that connect identity platforms with internal systems.
Software engineering is a must-have. You will work primarily with SailPoint and enterprise identity integrations, with CIAM-adjacent Auth0 work where enterprise systems intersect with customer identity. This is a strong opportunity for an engineer who wants to develop deep IAM expertise without stepping away from hands-on coding.
What you’ll do
Automate repetitive processes with scripts, services, and workflow improvements
Build and maintain production backend software, APIs, tests, and integrations
Connect SailPoint and workforce identity events with internal systems
Build a paved path that enables Affirm employees to create modern internal tools with Auth0
Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering on secure, auditable changes
Maintain runbooks, operational metrics, and escalation support
Example problems you may work on:
Fixing a provisioning workflow and adding monitoring or retries
Reconciling access between source systems and SailPoint
Building an API integration for identity lifecycle events
What we look for
Ability to write, test, and operate production-quality backend code in Python or a similar language
Strong foundations in APIs, debugging, logging, error handling, and distributed systems
Experience with GitHub, CI/CD, testing, and code review
Comfort owning operational work and troubleshooting production issues
Familiarity with cloud environments; AWS preferred
Strong written communication and documentation skills
Nice to Have
Exposure to IAM, IGA, SSO, SAML, OIDC, SCIM, RBAC, or identity governance
Experience with SailPoint, Auth0, Okta, OneLogin, or similar platforms
Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools
Familiarity with audit or compliance environments
Base Pay Grade - L
Equity Grade - Canada 5
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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
CAN base pay range per year: $133,000 - $183,000 $CAD.
This remote role is open only to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
Remote-first with flexibility built in
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
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