Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to lead a key area within the Trust & Safety Foundations team. This area is responsible for building and evolving backend systems that integrate with a variety of external vendors – including credit reporting agencies, address data providers, and more. The platform and services owned by this team are mission-critical and underpins several business-essential workflows across the company. With multiple internal client teams relying on it, this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with Architecture, Analytics, Financial Partnerships, and a wide range of engineering teams.
Our work enables the delivery of honest, transparent financial products that empower consumers to make confident purchasing decisions. As we scale to become a cornerstone of both e-commerce and offline retail, this team serves as a foundational pillar, playing a central role in driving that vision forward. It’s an exciting opportunity to lead a high-impact group at the heart of our mission.
What you’ll do
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Lead and manage a team of software engineers, supporting their growth and performance through regular feedback, career development, and coaching.
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Create a long term technical roadmap that enables the team to keep up with our fast growing business
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Establish OKRs and critical metrics to set the engineering team’s direction and measure its success
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Remove roadblocks, manage team priorities, and maintain high team productivity and morale.
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Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes and tools.
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Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are well understood and managed
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Build relationships with people across engineering and other organizations for the design, implementation, roll-out and maintenance of projects.
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Own availability and performance of your team’s systems.
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Ensure technical excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and by fostering best practices in software development, testing, and deployment.
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Occasionally contribute to hands-on technical work when needed, such as architecture discussions, prototyping, or mentoring on complex technical issues.
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Build a strong engineering culture around innovation, accountability, empathy, and execution
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Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing. Coach, develop, retain, and provide build individual growth plans for the team members and contribute to hiring and onboarding efforts to grow a diverse, high-performing team.
What we look for
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2+ years managing high performing engineering teams
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5+ years in software development roles with proficiency in backend programming languages like Kotlin & Python
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Proven track record of delivering production-grade software in an agile environment
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Strong technical foundation in backend software development.
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Hands-on experience architecting, building, launching, and maintaining enterprise-scale products
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Excellent communication, collaboration, and people-management skills
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Experience integrating and working with external vendors is a plus, as is prior work in fintech or the broader financial industry
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Demonstrated ability to grow, lead, and support high-performing engineering teams
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A humble, team-first leader who actively contributes to a strong team culture and invests in the development of peers
Base Pay Grade – P
Equity Grade – USA 13
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.)
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $225,000 – $275,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $200,000- $250,000
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- 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
We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
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