Affirm
Manager, Software Engineering (Identity Foundation and Data Engineering)
Job Description
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.
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 Engineer to lead the Identity Decisioning team, responsible for building backend systems that validates consumer identity in all of Affirm’s products by satisfying regulatory protocols like KYC. The team partners closely with Product, Compliance, Auth, Fraud, and other engineering teams to deliver honest and transparent financial products that help consumers make their purchasing decisions. As we scale the company to be a cornerstone of all e-commerce and offline retail, it is an exciting time to join the team which sits at the core of this mission.
What you’ll do
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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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Create a long term technical roadmap that enables the team to keep up with our fast growing business
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Coach, develop, retain, and provide build individual growth plan for the team members
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Establish OKRs and critical metrics to set the engineering team’s direction and measure its success
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Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing.
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Own availability and performance of your team’s systems.
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Build a strong engineering culture around innovation, accountability, empathy, and execution
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Actively participate in making their team and workplace an inclusive environment for people from all backgrounds.
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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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Participate in hiring engineers and growing talent
What we look for
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This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
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3+ years managing high performing engineering teams
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7+ years in software development roles with proficiency in backend programming languages like Python and Kotlin
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Prior experience in architecting, building, launching and maintaining enterprise scale products
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Experience with cloud service providers such as AWS
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Experience with data frameworks such as Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes and Airflow
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Prior experience growing and managing a high performing engineering team
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Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
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Prior experience in a fintech or in the financial industry in general a plus
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A humble team-player who places the needs of others first and participates in the development of peers on the team
Pay Grade - P
Equity Grade - 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.
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.) In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
CAN base pay range per year: $178,000 - $228,000
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.
[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's Global Candidate Privacy Notice and hereby freely and unambiguously give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein.
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