Senior Software Engineer, Affirm
Full Stack, Consumer Acquisition
$169-240k
+ESPP (Employee stock purchase plan); Salary varies by location
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
Job no longer available
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$169-240k
+ESPP (Employee stock purchase plan); Salary varies by location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a full stack developer
- Prior experience building and maintaining complex full stack systems with cross-browser support
- Experience building scalable online/offline data-intensive systems
- A self-driven and motivated engineer who takes pride and ownership in navigating through ambiguities and solving complex technical/organizational problems
- Extensive experience of working on either of Python, Java or Kotlin
- Knowledge of modern front-end tech stack (preferably Javascript, Typescript, React/Redux, ES6, Webpack, and CSS3)
- Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems (Sentry.io, Rollbar, Chronosphere, Kibana)
- Experience with A/B testing and experimentation
- Experience with Git or other version control systems
- Passion for working with cross-functional teams, including product, design, analytics, and business teams
What the job involves
- The Consumer Acquisition Engineering team is critical in bringing our exciting product vision to life
- Like any other financial company, our first impression is essential in communicating trust and value to our customers and partners
- We're a dynamic, innovative team that drives user acquisition and growth
- We are passionate about creating seamless and engaging experiences that attract and convert users into loyal customers
- Our team leverages the latest technologies and data-driven insights to optimize the onboarding funnel and drive meaningful impact
- Design and develop new features and enhancements for our full stack applications
- Collaborate with engineering, product, design, data and engineering counterparts to execute on cross-functional initiatives
- Provide mentorship and guidance to other junior engineers on the team
- Promote a written-first culture that values documentation, tech specs, how-to’s, post-mortems
- Consistently generate simple, elegant designs and write high-quality code that others can easily understand and leverage
- Collaborate with the design team to ensure a visually appealing and user-friendly interface
- Build relationships with people across engineering and other organizations for project design, implementation, roll-out, and maintenance
- Implement robust analytics and tracking to measure the effectiveness of acquisition efforts
- Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality and adherence to best practices
- Stay up-to-date on the latest web development technologies and trends
Our take
Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.
Serving over 21 million consumers and over 300,000 merchants, the company offers flexible payback options ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.
Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.
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