Manager, Software Engineering

Summary

Join Affirm's Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform team as a highly motivated engineering manager! Lead and mentor a team responsible for the core Merchant Risk processes, collaborating closely with machine learning engineers. You will own system availability, reliability, and performance, partnering with product managers to design and build top-tier systems. This role requires strong cross-team communication and collaboration, along with 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 1+ year as an engineering manager. Affirm offers a competitive compensation package, including equity rewards, stipends, and comprehensive benefits like 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents. This is a remote-first position, offering flexibility and work-life balance.

Requirements

• 7+ years of proven experience as a software engineer role with leadership responsibilities and 1+ years as an engineering manager
• Drive to change consumer financial services for the better
• Prior experience growing and managing a high performing engineering team
• Fluency in back end development
• Prior experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining consumer scale products
• Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering team responsible for the backbone of our Merchant Risk processes, collaborating closely with the Machine Learning part of the team
• Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing
• Own availability, reliability, and performance of your team’s systems
• Partner with product managers to design and build best-in-class systems and processes to reconcile and report
• Partner with a diverse set of engineering teams who build solutions throughout the entire lifecycle of a Merchant at Affirm
• Build relationships and engage with senior management in the organization

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of basic accounting principles and GAAP accounting is a plus

Benefits

• Equity rewards
• Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
• Remote work