Affirm · 5 hours ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Lake Analytics Platform)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$260K/yr - $310K/yr
10+ years expAffirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, and they are seeking an experienced Engineering Leader to lead their Data and Storage Services organization. The role involves managing teams, delivering technical roadmaps, and collaborating with various stakeholders to develop frameworks and tools for new Affirm products.
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Responsibilities
Lead a team of engineers and managers with empathy while fostering a high-performance, ownership-driven & inclusive culture to develop frameworks, systems, and tools for new Affirm products
Oversee teams managing storage services including relational, key-value, and analytics storage infrastructure and tools at scale
Understand and drive business and engineering metrics, promoting a culture of reliability, security, and productivity
Collaborate with tech leads, program managers, and other engineering managers on security, tools, architecture, planning, and delivery of multiple concurrent projects
Work across the engineering organization and with internal and external partners
Provide leadership and growth opportunities to team members, mentor engineers, recruit, and represent Affirm hiring brands
Lead technical decisions, projects, and roadmaps within the Lakehouse Analytics, Analytics Engineering and Privacy Engineering teams, shaping Affirm’s strategy for managing and serving orchestration workloads
Collaborate with peers, leadership, and stakeholders across platform engineering and product engineering organizations
In collaboration with tech leads, develop a multi year roadmap to design and implement frameworks, services, and tools for new Affirm products and business needs
Guide, tutor, and aid in the professional growth of junior and senior engineers within the team
Qualification
Required
Solid leadership and interpersonal skills
10+ years of experience in managing multiple diverse and inclusive teams and delivering large cross-functional technical programs
Proven track record in stakeholder management, ownership, and successful delivery
Expertise in managing large-scale, geographically distributed compute and data processing systems, including data lake solutions and Workflow Orchestration frameworks
Expertise in scaling frameworks like Snowflake, Spark, Flink and, Kafka on Kubernetes and cloud providers like AWS, leveraging storage systems such as AWS S3 and Apache Iceberg
Capable of mentorship, cross-functional project execution, and individual contribution
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with a growth mindset
Experience in the data infrastructure domain and a passion for leading technical teams and contributing to Open Source solutions
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
Company
Affirm
Affirm is a financial technology services company that offers installment loans to consumers at the point of sale.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.57BKey Investors
New York Life InsuranceSixth StreetPGIM Fixed Income
2025-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-12-17Post Ipo Debt· $800M
2024-12-13Post Ipo Debt· $4B
Leadership Team
Max Levchin
Founder & CEO
Robert O'Hare
Chief Financial Officer
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