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.
We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead our Account Management team. Account Management is a full stack team that owns the customer-facing self-service channels that customers depend on to manage their auth, identity, and security related state — operationally critical surfaces that directly affect customer experience, support efficiency, and fraud/risk outcomes. Working in tight partnership with our internal decisioning, checkout, risk, security, and analytics teams, this role requires a strong cross-functional leader that can effectively manage competing priorities while providing rigorous, end-to-end, technical stewardship.
What you’ll do
Lead and manage a team of engineering managers and software engineers, supporting their growth and performance through regular feedback, career development, and coaching
Create a long term technical roadmap that enables the team to keep up with our fast growing business
Establish OKRs and critical metrics to set the engineering team’s direction and measure its success
Remove roadblocks, manage team priorities, and maintain high team productivity and morale
Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes and tools
Collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are well understood and managed
Build relationships with people across engineering and other organizations for the design, implementation, roll-out and maintenance of projects
Own availability and performance of your team’s systems
Occasionally contribute to hands-on technical work when needed, such as architecture discussions or mentoring on complex technical issues
Build a strong engineering culture around innovation, accountability, empathy, and execution
Coach, develop, retain, and build individual growth plans for both engineering managers and individual contributors within the team
Drive hiring and onboarding efforts to grow a diverse, high-performing team
What we look for
Typically 6-8+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years managing engineers (or equivalent leadership experience).
Experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity.
Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale with technologies like Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes
Experience developing web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
Technical judgement to guide architecture and quality decisions, and to hold a high bar on engineering practices.
Hands-on technical leadership: Expectation to stay close to the code and architecture, including doing design/code reviews, pairing when useful, and contributing directly as needed to unblock delivery and maintain a high engineering bar.
Proven track record in stakeholder management, ownership, and successful delivery
Demonstrated ability to grow, lead, and support high-performing engineering teams
A humble, team-first leader who actively contributes to a strong team culture and invests in the development of peers
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 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: $181,000 - $241,000
#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.
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Skills Required
- 6-8+ years in software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineers
- Experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity
- Experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale with Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes
- Experience developing web apps using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue
- Technical judgment to guide architecture and engineering quality decisions
- Hands-on technical leadership, including design/code reviews, pairing, and contributing to code as needed
- Proven track record in stakeholder management, ownership, and successful delivery
- Demonstrated ability to grow, lead, and support high-performing engineering teams, including engineering managers
- Experience owning availability and performance of production systems
What the Team is Saying
Affirm Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare coverage includes $0 employee medical premiums with robust dental, vision, and mental‑health programs that minimize out‑of‑pocket costs. Careers materials also describe expanded comprehensive benefits that reinforce affordability.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides 18 weeks for both birth and non‑birth parents plus a four‑week return‑to‑work transition at full base pay. Family‑building support is further enabled through dedicated spending wallets and related programs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is structured through generous/flexible PTO and company‑wide Away Days published annually, with added Health Days and Life Happens time for unexpected needs. These collective recharge days complement day‑to‑day flexibility.
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What We Do
At Affirm, we help people say yes to the things that matter with flexible, transparent ways to pay over time. No hidden fees, no compound interest, and no fine print—just a smarter way to spend.
Why Work With Us
Who is an Affirmer? /noun/ Someone who believes finance shouldn’t be complicated. We come from a diverse set of backgrounds and we’re driven by the desire to improve lives through honest financial products. We define success by challenging one another to bring our best ideas to every single project—and we have fun while doing it.
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Employees work remotely.
Affirm is a remote-first company! Our employees can work anywhere in the U.S. but if an office is more your style, we have office locations in San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Pittsburgh.
