Affirm is hiring a
Principal Software Engineer in United States

Summary

The job involves being a member of Affirm's Architecture Group, reporting to the VP of Engineering for Architecture. The employee will own the architecture and technical roadmap for the Servicing and Partner Configuration domains, act as the accountable technical leader, and contribute to the overall architecture of Affirm’s technology within the Architecture Group.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading engineering organizations, across multiple product lines, to deliver high quality software
• Track record of successfully leading engineering teams at both rapidly scaling startups and complex larger technology companies
• Expertise in synthesizing complex technical requirements, designs, trade-offs, and capabilities into clear decisions, and influence product direction
• Ability to communicate decisions and practices to the engineering organization effectively
• Extensive experience building and owning large-scale, highly available consumer product
• Track record of successfully mentoring and developing technical leaders
• 15+ years software engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term vision and architecture of Affirm’s post-purchase user experience, as well as the full lifecycle of our partner onboarding and configuration experience
• Champion innovative, scalable, and delightful solutions across the engineering organization
• Provide technical guidance and influence in other areas of Engineering
• Lead technical teams to develop end-to-end solutions for complex problems, interfacing with multiple services and platforms, and multiple external organizations

Benefits

• 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