At Affirm we build honest financial products that improve lives. Our mobile app, deals marketplace, and card products are critical to this mission. We are looking for an exceptional engineering leader who can scale these products through our next phase of growth. 

 

What You’ll Do:

Set the technical vision and strategy for how we build consumer products at Affirm Instill a culture of engineering excellence and high availability across all of your teams Champion the shift to an AI-first engineering approach - accelerating the adoption of GenAI across consumer product experiences and in the software development lifecycle Support and partner with the broader engineering organization to improve our consumer experiences.  Set a high standard for operational rigor on the team Understand the product and business goals and vigorously participate in our engineering-wide roadmap planning process Lead, grow, hire and inspire a high-performing engineering organization

 

Vice Presidents at Affirm are successful when they can both paint a strong and inspiring vision and also roll up their sleeves and get into the details, putting significant effort into understanding our unique business and the systems and people that support it.

 

What We Look For:

Has had primary responsibility for the development and operational management of an app with tens of millions of users Extensive experience developing amazing consumer experiences with AI/ML. Successful track record leading and delivering multi-year, highly complex engineering strategies. Demonstrated ability to successfully develop, hire and partner with principal software engineers. Strong leader of leaders who has successfully developed hired and partnered with senior individual contributors,  managers and  directors.  Detail oriented individual who has strong opinions on the technologies being developed by their team and is fully immersed in day to day execution and delivery. Strong communicator who effectively lays out their vision for their team, the broader engineering organization, senior executive and partners. Excited about both our mission to deliver honest financial products and to do it by building a meritocracy. 

Base Pay Grade - X

Equity Grade - 24

Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

CAN base pay range per year: $297,000  -  $327,000              

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