Senior Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

Affirm is transforming how people pay, making credit more transparent and accessible. We are seeking a seasoned engineering leader to guide our Data and Storage Services group, specifically focusing on the Online Storage team. This role involves shaping the future of our data infrastructure while fostering a high-performing and inclusive engineering culture.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Guide a team of engineers and managers, cultivating an environment of high performance, ownership, and inclusivity to build systems and tools for new Affirm products.
• Direct teams responsible for managing large-scale storage solutions, including relational and key-value data infrastructure.
• Drive engineering and business objectives, emphasizing reliability, security, and team productivity.
• Partner with technical leads, program managers, and other engineering managers on architectural planning, security, and the delivery of multiple projects.
• Collaborate across the broader engineering organization and with external partners.
• Mentor and develop team members, supporting their professional growth and representing Affirm's hiring brand.
• Lead technical strategy and roadmaps for the Online Storage team, influencing Affirm's approach to managing relational and key-value data workloads.
• Work with peers and leadership to define multi-year plans for developing frameworks, services, and tools that meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years managing diverse teams and delivering complex, cross-functional technical programs.
• Demonstrated success in stakeholder management, taking ownership, and achieving successful project outcomes.
• Deep understanding of cache architecture and lifecycle management, including tiered design, eviction policies, consistency models, and protection against thundering herd issues.
• Proven experience operating low-latency, high-throughput storage and caching platforms in production environments, such as Redis, Memcached, DynamoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, CockroachDB, or Vitess, including multi-region setups and replication.
• Ability to mentor engineers, execute cross-functional projects, and contribute technically.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, coupled with a growth mindset.
• Experience in data infrastructure and a dedication to leading technical teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience contributing to Open Source solutions.

Skills & tools

• Relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, CockroachDB, Vitess)
• Key-value stores (e.g., Redis, Memcached, DynamoDB)
• Cache architecture and lifecycle management
• Distributed systems
• Cloud infrastructure

Practical notes

• Salary range: $209,000 - $269,000 CAD per year.
• Total compensation includes base pay, potential equity, and monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology.
• Benefits include 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Affirm is a remote-first company, allowing work from almost anywhere within the country of employment.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• Affirm is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the hiring process.

About the company

Affirm Holdings, Inc. is an American financial technology organization that operates as a point-of-sale lender. Max Levchin, a co-founder of PayPal, created the business in 2012. Today, it ranks as the largest buy now, pay later financing provider based in the United States. By 2025, the company reported nearly 27 million active users and handled $37 billion in total annual payment volume. The business provides unsecured installment loans right at the moment of purchase. Customers can access these financing options through payment links during online checkout, virtual cards, physical payment cards, and connected third-party digital wallets or banking mobile applications. Affirm earns revenue by charging merchant service fees, collecting interest from borrowers, or combining both methods. The company does not charge any late fees to its customers. In addition to point-of-sale financing, the company offers consumer savings accounts and a debit card. Loan underwriting decisions rely on machine learning systems that analyze traditional credit scores alongside other relevant transaction data. These financial services are available to consumers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. As an employer in the financial technology sector, the organization hires professionals to support its growing loan processing systems, banking integrations, and consumer products. Employees build technology that processes billions of dollars in transactions while maintaining transparent terms for buyers and sellers across three major international markets.