Staff Software Engineer

About the Role

Your day-to-day will involve collaborating across teams in the product development lifecycle, ensuring technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are well understood and managed. You will work at the intersection of product, design, and engineering to build polished, performant, and accessible user experiences that directly impact conversion, retention, and business growth.

The Acquisition & Onboarding team is pivotal in driving business outcomes through the development of innovative, customer-centric solutions. As a leader within this team, your technical expertise and leadership will be key in driving the team's success and growth.

What You Will Do

• Define long-term technical strategy for your team and help tie it together with critical, business-impacting projects.
• Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by working closely with product management, design, and analytics.
• Act as a force-multiplier for your team through the definition and advocacy of technical solutions and operational processes.
• Take ownership of your team’s operations and availability by ensuring the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting are in place.
• Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting code review and design standards and advocating for them beyond your team.
• Help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance and leading by example.
• Participate in on-call efforts and ensure the team is well-equipped to handle incidents.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation to ensure knowledge sharing across teams.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve Affirm’s technical capabilities.

What We Are Looking For

• A total of 8+ years of experience as a software engineer.
• Proficiency in designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes.
• Experience in developing web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React, React Native, or Vue.
• Ability to deliver major features, system components, or deprecate existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
• Experience in mentoring senior engineers and acting as a technical leader.
• A growth and impact trajectory that demonstrates mastery in gathering and iterating on feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of machine learning principles and their application in software development.
• Participation in open-source projects or personal coding projects that demonstrate your skills and interests.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive base pay.
• Equity in a growing company.
• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Remote work stipend to support your home office setup.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Access to the latest technologies and tools.

• Ensure your portfolio showcases your technical depth and leadership abilities, highlighting projects where you drove technical strategy and mentored teams.
• Prepare to discuss how you navigate ambiguity and drive technical decisions in high-impact roles.
• Be ready to walk through your experience with full-stack development, emphasizing your proficiency in backend systems and web app development.
• Highlight any experience with data analysis tools like Excel, and how you’ve applied data insights to technical decision-making.
• Research Affirm’s products and services to demonstrate your understanding of the company’s mission and vision, and how you can contribute to its growth.
• Practice discussing your approach to mentoring and developing talent within engineering teams, showcasing your leadership skills.