About Affirm
Affirm provides people with a clear, predictable way to pay over time, without hidden fees or surprises. Its Engineering team builds reliable, performant, and scalable systems that support the company's mission and business.
Responsibilities
•Lead and grow a balanced team of engineers by setting expectations, providing direct feedback, and developing each engineer
•Own the team's technical strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, aligning it with customer experience initiatives, including large-scale redesigns and improvements to the identity verification journey
•Empower the tech lead and engineers to uphold design and quality standards, supporting technical design and cross-functional alignment
•Own the availability, reliability, and performance of consumer-critical systems, including on-call, incident response, and reducing operational toil
•Drive alignment across organizations and influence partner experience and foundational team roadmaps
•Partner with Product, Design, Analytics, and other Engineering teams on cross-functional efforts
Requirements
•7+ years of software engineering experience
•Proven experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity
•Technical judgment to guide architecture, quality, and reliability decisions, and to empower senior engineers to make decisions
•Experience leading significant technical initiatives end-to-end, ideally decoupling or re-platforming consumer-facing systems within clear time constraints
•Ability to build alignment, resolve tensions, and lead others through complex decisions and ambiguity
•A team-first approach to building a high-trust, psychologically safe culture, with commitment to personal growth
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints
•Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills
•Ability to build alignment and drive outcomes in complex environments without direct authority
•Equivalent practical experience or a bachelor's degree in a related field
Conditions
•Base pay range per year: £142,000 - £190,000
•Equity rewards may be included in the total compensation package
•Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending
•Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents; medical coverage is 100% subsidised
•Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
•Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) allows employees to buy Affirm stock at a discount
•Remote-first, with flexibility; some positions may occasionally require in-person work, and all new hires are invited to attend in-person onboarding
•An inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities
