Affirm
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (Marketplace and Consumer Experiences)
Remote US · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$265k-$325kDetected 2 days ago
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role
- 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 looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to take on a critical role in defining and leading technical excellence across core consumer experiences at Affirm, starting with Marketplace and Search.
- This role requires a high level of technical ability, leadership and project management skills, strong cross-functional communication, and a customer-first mindset.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with stakeholders across all teams at Affirm to champion and implement technical excellence in conjunction with business results across all consumer facing experiences
- Create and influence a strong ownership culture across teams, with high accountability and investment for building for scale and efficiency
- Guide and deliver critical user experiences that deliver customer value quickly and reliably
- Design, implement, and extend core platform components and functionality to enable new products and features to be built
- Architect and contribute to decisions on the right platform, tools, and technologies to support consistency and reliability
- Mentor and lead - Guide a strong group of engineers by championing best practices, and helping them grow
- Extensive experience developing and implementing technical strategy that drove prominent change in reliability and responsiveness
- We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
Requirements
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Previous project management or people management experience: You know how to influence, effectively communicate, and coach others
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills that can help influence and share critical decisions with stakeholders
- Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.
- 10+ years of experience working across the stack, driving architectural improvements in the backend.
Compensation
- 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: $265,000 - $325,000
- USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $236,000 - $296,000
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
- An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
- Lead the vision - Define the technical direction, long-term technical roadmap, and strategic initiatives in Marketplace, Search, Ads Platform, and App Experiences
- Bonus points using languages like React Native, Javascript, or Kotlin.
Company info
- The teams span across multiple products and areas to engage and provide value to our customers, starting with the initial landing page and Search, which expands into the various product offers and journeys a user can embark on with Affirm.
This listing is sourced directly from Affirm's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.