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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)

Work from home

Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.

Listed for United States

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Employer listed it 10 days ago · Added 12 days ago

First listed 12 days ago and still open.

Salary

$265k to $325k per year

Location

Listed for United States

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Lead

What the advert says

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Working hours: Not mentioned in the advert
Where you can work from: For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.
Contract: Not mentioned in the advert
Experience asked for: 10+ years of experience working across the stack, driving architectural improvements in the backend.
Pay: Base Pay Grade - R

Remote flexibility

Work from home

This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "Remote US"
Job description states: "based in San Francisco or Los Angeles"

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About the role

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

We are reinventing credit cards entirely. We are working directly with card issuers to change how credit is used throughout the world, creating new types of cards that work for both their everyday lives and large purchases with extremely straightforward, flexible terms. We are looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to take on a critical role in defining and leading technical excellence. You’ll partner with other engineering leaders in revolutionizing the way the team works, shaping the culture of engineering across Cards.

You will lead from the front on AI while holding the bar high on quality. You’ll collaborate with engineering leaders, create and implement technical strategy across full-stack teams, and coordinate closely with stakeholders to build scalable, reliable, and high-performing solutions. You'll help shape best practices, guide architectural choices, and drive the successful delivery of critical initiatives.

This role requires a high level of technical ability, leadership and project management skills, strong cross-functional communication, and a customer-first mindset.

What You'll Do

Lead the vision – Define the technical direction, long-term technical roadmap, and strategic initiatives in Cards.

Be a role model - Lead from the front as an example in using AI to build fast, take initiative, and revolutionize how we work.

Stay close to industry leaders in FinTech, learning from what is happening in the market to build our team.

Work closely with stakeholders across all teams at Affirm to champion and implement technical excellence in conjunction with business results

Create and influence a strong ownership culture across teams, with high accountability and investment for building for scale and efficiency

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

What We Look For

10+ years of experience working across the stack, driving architectural improvements in the backend. Bonus points using languages like React Native, Javascript, or Kotlin.

Experience driving change across large engineering organizations

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

You embody an ownership mindset and help influence a similar culture to those around you

Collaborative partnership across engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders

Experience mentoring and growing engineers up to Staff level

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.

Base Pay Grade - R

Equity Grade - 15

Requirements

The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.

Benefits

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How to apply

1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
2Tailor your CV to the role at Affirm, mentioning your remote working experience.
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Found 13d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.

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