Senior Staff Software Engineer shaping web platform strategies and driving initiatives at Affirm. Leading a talented team to build reliable and scalable web applications.
Responsibilities
Build and drive web development strategy for all frontend teams
Deliver critical improvements to our large monorepo build and deploy systems, focusing on high reliability and performance
Architect and contribute to decisions on the right platform, tools, and technologies to support consistency and reliability
Empower web engineers to leverage AI to improve delivery speed, code quality, and developer experience across all web engineers at the company. Help define Affirm’s web development AI strategy, leveraging agents and agent orchestration, to automate complex workflows.
Design, implement, and extend core platform components and functionality to enable new products and features to be built
Plan, design, and build our core platform software and systems to scale with an increasing number of users, features, business requirements, partners, and new engineers
Requirements
10+ years of experience architecting, building and scaling Web Apps for large users base
A deep understanding of both the current and emerging web technologies, such as React, Typescript, NX, Oxlint, TurboRepo, RSPack, and Vite
The ability to create and drive a complete technical vision and roadmap - you are detail-oriented, but you are able to step back, look at the big picture, and make bold system-level and platform-level calls for change.
Track record of successfully leading critical projects and leveraging partner teams for company-wide results
Extensive experience developing and implementing technical strategy that drove prominent change in system reliability and performance
Previous project management or people management experience: You know how to influence, effectively communicate, and coach others
Take Ownership: You embody an ownership mindset and help influence a similar culture to those around you.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills that can help influence and share critical decisions with stakeholders
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Benefits
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
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