Manager of Software Engineering, Affirm
International
£142-190k
+ ESPP
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1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£142-190k
+ ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- You have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years leading and growing engineering teams in a product-focused environment
- You have a demonstrated track record of shipping and scaling consumer-facing products — ideally in a direct-to-consumer or fintech context
- You are experienced building high-performing distributed teams, with strong instincts for developing engineers and creating clarity in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- You are a strong cross-functional partner, able to influence and align peers and stakeholders across product, design, and business functions
- You have experience with international or multi-market product development, with an appreciation for the complexity of operating across geographies and regulatory environments
- You hold a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- You communicate with clarity and confidence in English (written and verbal)
What the job involves
- The International Accelerator Engineering team is growing, and we're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead it!
- We're a full-stack team located entirely in Europe within the same time zone, but culturally rooted in Silicon Valley
- We directly improve the financial lives of over 20 million people shaping how Affirm builds Direct-to-Consumer products for Canada, the UK, and future international markets
- We build and own various products used by our consumers, like the Affirm App and other Direct to Consumer products across international markets
- We are here to make sure we reach and provide useful tools to our users so they can experience honest financial products at their fullest
- Our work is agile and fast-paced, shipping new code to production for millions to use across geographies and rigorously measuring the impact it has on them
- This role rewards curiosity, ownership, ability to zoom in and out, switch contexts often, also in an open contribution model, and a builder's mindset
- You'll be responsible for defining the path for reaching our customers worldwide as well as constantly iterating on growing the team and its members
- We are looking for a collaborative, accountable engineering leader to grow and scale the team delivering Affirm’s direct-to-consumer products across international markets
- You will lead and grow a full-stack, Europe-based engineering team building the Affirm App and Direct-to-Consumer products for Canada, the UK, and future markets — owning the full software lifecycle from strategy to production
- You will set a clear technical roadmap, translating international growth objectives into executable engineering plans and maintaining clarity on team priorities in a fast-paced, multi-geography environment
- You will hire, develop, and retain engineers at all levels; create meaningful career growth paths and hold a high bar for technical craft, reliability, and impact at scale
- You will drive cross-functional alignment with product, design, data science, and business partners across time zones, ensuring the team ships with speed and quality
- You will champion engineering excellence — establishing standards for system reliability, performance, and scalability on products serving millions of consumers globally
- You will foster a culture of ownership and curiosity, where a builder’s mindset, AI-assisted productivity, and rigorous measurement of impact are how the team operates every day
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.
Kirsty
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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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