Affirm · 1 month ago
Director, Software Engineering (Site Reliability Engineering)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$238K/yr - $298K/yr
15+ years expAffirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. In this role, you will build and mature best-in-class reliability practices, partner closely with various leaders, and lead a diverse global team of engineers to ensure high availability and operational excellence.
FinanceFinTechLendingPaymentsFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Set the vision and drive execution for Reliability Engineering at Affirm
Own and coordinate delivery of high availability of core Affirm’s services, to attain our service level standards and expectations with external partners
Iterate and maintain a best-in-industry global incident response & lifecycle program
Build software and program management structure to perform continual risk management across the entire Affirm system and Engineering organization
Run a robust development lifecycle establishing a culture for operational excellence, while experimenting and failing fast
Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, enterprise risk, security, legal and compliance
Hire and build a global team of SREs, system engineers, and full stack engineers
Cultivate a respectful and supportive environment for all team members that effectively demonstrates the diversity of the team
Qualification
Required
15+ years of relevant experience in software and site reliability engineering
Experience leading SRE, systems engineering, and full stack engineering teams
Successful track record driving key outcomes that drive the company's success
Comfortable partnering across disciplines and influencing across a wide variety of leaders
World-class communicator with excellent instincts for empathetic messaging
Keen technical mind comfortable reading and understanding full-stack code
Proven track record of establishing and growing teams, retaining talent, and comfort working with ambiguity
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field
Benefits
Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
Benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents)
Equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company)
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
Affirm has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
73%
Represents job field similar to this job
Engineering and Development
Product Management
Accounting and Finance
Marketing
Management and Executive
Customer Service and Support
Legal and Compliance
Sales
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (20)
2025 (104)
2024 (96)
2023 (133)
2022 (179)
2021 (132)
2020 (57)
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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