Director, Software Engineering

Director, Card Platform and Experiences
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.

At  Affirm , we’ve been very successful in our mission in delivering honest financial products that improve lives. The  Affirm Card  has played a significant part in helping deliver on that mission. We are seeking a Director to lead the Card Platform and Experiences team.

What You’ll Do

Set the vision for the Card Experiences and Platform team at  Affirm . Hire world class full stack engineers to execute on that vision.

Take ownership of our core engineering and business outcomes across our established verticals – Card experiences, Card services Platform and Card Loan platform.

Work closely with product and business leadership to drive key efforts to build card related capabilities to grow and scale the business.

Balance product expansion efforts with platform investments and scale our platform to handle high scale and a spectrum of eclectic use cases.

Run a robust development lifecycle establishing a culture for operational excellence, while experimenting and failing fast.

Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, analytics, risk, servicing, legal and compliance.

What We Look For

15+ years of relevant experience software engineering.

Experience leading full stack teams and backend teams.

Successful track record driving key outcomes that drive the company’s success.

Comfortable partnering across disciplines and influencing across a wide variety of leaders.

Experience hiring and growing, and retaining talent.

Has Card related domain knowledge. Great to have – if you’ve worked on credit/debit card/card related areas including accounting, ledgering, open/closed loops, and more.

Base Pay
Base pay range per year: $238,000 – $298,000. Equity grade: 11.

Pay Structure
Employees new to  Affirm  typically come in at the start of the pay range.  Affirm  focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure based on location, experience and job-related skills.

Remote
Affirm is a remote‑first company. The majority of roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Remote flexibility applies to this role.

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.

ESPP – An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of  Affirm  at a discount.

EEO & Inclusion
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.

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San Francisco & Los Angeles Fair Chance
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.

Seniority level
Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology

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