Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Affirm provides clear and predictable ways for people to pay over time. The company is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to define technical strategy and lead technical excellence across full-stack Marketplace, Search, Ads Platform, and consumer experiences. The role involves architecting scalable solutions, guiding engineering teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering reliable customer-focused products across iOS, Android, and Web.
Responsibilities
- Lead the vision – Define the technical direction, long-term technical roadmap, and strategic initiatives in Marketplace, Search, Ads Platform, and App Experiences
- 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
Skills
- 10+ years of experience working across the stack, driving architectural improvements in the backend. Bonus points using languages like React Native, Javascript, or Kotlin
- Track record of successfully leading critical projects and leveraging multiple engineering teams across organizational boundaries for company-wide results
- Extensive experience developing and implementing technical strategy that drove prominent change in reliability and responsiveness
- Previous project management or people management experience: You know how to influence, effectively communicate, and coach others
- You embody an ownership mindset and help influence a similar culture to those around you
- Collaborative partnership across engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders
- You have a customer-first mindset: wanting to create the best-in-class experience for our customers, and understand how that translates into the right technical decisions
- You thrive in the ambiguity, and are comfortable diving into code and systems to understand how they work, potential dependencies, and how to constantly improve
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills that can help influence and share critical decisions with stakeholders
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field
Benefits
- Equity rewards
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
- 100% subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents
- Dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents
- Remote-first company with flexibility built in
- Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents.
- Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.
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