Affirm Logo

Affirm

Manager, Software Engineering

Posted Yesterday
Be an Early Applicant
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Canada
Senior level
Easy Apply
Remote
Hiring Remotely in Canada
Senior level
Lead and mentor an engineering team on merchant risk processes, collaborating with product managers and machine learning teams to build effective systems.
The summary above was generated by AI

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.

The Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform team’s mission is to deliver a robust merchant approval and risk monitoring platform for the timely, transparent, and consistent assessment of merchant risk throughout the merchant lifecycle. This team works in close partnership with our product managers and risk teams to effectively manage merchants throughout their lifecycle @ Affirm and build automated risk tools in order to minimize losses post-onboarding. Affirm’s stated goal is to build the largest network as measured by the number of users and merchants; a strong merchant risk capability is key to growing the merchant side of the network equation.

We are looking for a highly motivated manager to help build this team. Come join us!

What you’ll do

  • Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering team responsible for the backbone of our Merchant Risk processes, collaborating closely with the Machine Learning part of the team
  • Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing.
  • Own availability, reliability, and performance of your team’s systems.
  • Partner with product managers to design and build best-in-class systems and processes to reconcile and report.
  • Partner with a diverse set of engineering teams who build solutions throughout the entire lifecycle of a Merchant at Affirm
  • Build relationships and engage with senior management in the organization

What we look for

  • 7+ years of proven experience as a software engineer role with leadership responsibilities and 1+ years as an engineering manager.
  • Drive to change consumer financial services for the better.
  • Prior experience growing and managing a high performing engineering team.
  • Fluency in back end development.
  • Prior experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining consumer scale products.
  • Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills.
  • Knowledge of basic accounting principles and GAAP accounting is a plus.

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

#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.

[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.

Top Skills

Back End Development
Machine Learning

Similar Jobs at Affirm

2 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
Canada
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
The Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead the Cloud Cost Management team, focusing on infrastructure cost management and collaboration across functions. Responsibilities include developing systems and tools, managing large-scale systems, and mentoring engineers to promote a responsive and accountable culture.
Top Skills: AWSKafkaKubernetesMySQLRedis
16 Days Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
Canada
Easy Apply
Senior level
Senior level
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
Lead Affirm's Data and Storage Services, managing teams to deliver frameworks, systems, and tools for data processing and orchestration while fostering growth and collaboration across engineering.
Top Skills: AWSFlinkKafkaKubernetesSpark
15 Hours Ago
Easy Apply
Remote
Canada
Easy Apply
Junior
Junior
Big Data • Fintech • Mobile • Payments • Financial Services
You will design, develop, and launch backend systems and APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensure operational availability. Responsibilities include breaking down projects, coding, debugging, and supporting product development lifecycle.
Top Skills: AWSKotlinKubernetesMySQLPython

What you need to know about the Ottawa Tech Scene

The capital city of Canada and the nation's fourth-largest urban area, Ottawa has proven a rapidly growing global tech hub. With over 1,800 tech companies, many of which are leaders in their sectors, the city's tech talent now makes up more than 13 percent of its total workforce. This growth is driven not only by the big players like UL Solutions and Dropbox, but also by a thriving startup ecosystem, as new businesses emerge to follow in the footsteps of those that came before them.

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account