Qualifications
Key ResponsibilitiesDefine and guide the technical strategy for your team over the course of a year, aligning it with critical business-impacting projects.Work collaboratively across teams in the product development lifecycle, engaging with product management, design, and analytics to ensure that technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are clearly understood and addressed.Serve as a force multiplier for your team by defining and advocating for effective technical solutions and operational processes.Take ownership of your team's operations and availability, implementing robust monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting to support ongoing operational efforts.Cultivate a culture of quality and ownership by establishing code review and design standards for your team and advocating for these principles through writing and tech talks.Mentor and develop talent within your team by providing constructive feedback and leading by example.Participate in an on-call rotation as a requirement of this role.
About the job
At Affirm, we are on a mission to transform credit into a more transparent and customer-friendly experience. We empower consumers with the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
Join our Acquisition & Onboarding team as a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer within the Consumer organization. This pivotal leadership role is ideal for an engineer who can establish technical direction, influence architectural decisions, and enhance the quality and speed of full stack development across mobile, web, and backend systems. Your work will lay the foundation for the first interactions our customers have with Affirm, fostering trust, clarity, and value from the outset. As a Staff Engineer, you will design long-term technical strategies, mentor senior engineers, and amplify our team's impact through your technical expertise, operational excellence, and navigational skills in uncertain situations. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to deliver seamless, high-performance, and accessible user experiences that drive conversion, retention, and business growth.
About Affirm
Affirm is revolutionizing the credit landscape, making it more honest and approachable. Our innovative solutions allow consumers to enjoy the flexibility of buying now and paying later without the burden of hidden fees or compounding interest, creating a more straightforward financial experience.