Enterprise Identity and Access Management Software Engineer, Affirm
CA$125-175k
+ ESPP
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
Open for applications
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$125-175k
+ ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent internship/co-op experience with strong projects)
- Ability to write production-quality code in Python or a similar backend language
- Comfort working with operational processes, tickets/requests, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience with APIs, scripting, and debugging distributed systems issues
- Familiarity with CI/CD and GitHub-based workflows
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Strong written communication and documentation habits
Desirable
- Any exposure to IAM/IGA/SSO concepts (e.g., SAML/OIDC, SCIM, RBAC)
- Experience with SailPoint, Auth0, Okta, OneLogin, or similar identity platforms
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar)
- Familiarity with compliance/audit-driven environments (SOC 2, SOX, ISO, PCI)
What the job involves
- We are building the next generation of Identity and Access Management at Affirm. This role is ideal for someone who wants to break into IAM and blend software engineering skills with process-driven operations
- You will support the day-to-day operations of our enterprise IAM program while also contributing to scripting, bug fixes, and backend coding. This is intentionally a 50/50 role: half focused on operational process and execution, and half focused on technical delivery
- SailPoint is the core systems in our environment. You will work directly within SailPoint and the surrounding automation and integration code
- Support the daily operations of our enterprise IAM program, including intake, triage, and execution of access lifecycle work
- Run and improve core IAM processes (joiner/mover/leaver, access requests, certifications, and break-glass patterns)
- Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering stakeholders to coordinate changes with clear ownership, approvals, and auditability
- Troubleshoot and resolve IAM-related issues, including access failures, provisioning bugs, and workflow errors
- Write and maintain scripts and small services that automate repetitive IAM tasks and reduce manual effort
- Contribute backend code and bug fixes in our IAM automation codebase (including tests and safe rollout practices)
- Help document runbooks, standard operating procedures, and operational metrics for the program
- Participate in on-call or escalation rotations as needed for IAM-owned systems
- Example problems you may work on:
- Debugging a provisioning workflow that intermittently fails and adding monitoring + automated retries
- Writing a script to reconcile access between source systems and SailPoint
- Improving a Jira intake workflow so requests are validated and routed correctly before execution
- Building a small API integration to connect an internal system to identity lifecycle events
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
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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