Senior Director, Software Engineering

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Affirm 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.

At Affirm, we’ve been very successful in our mission in delivering honest financial products that improve lives. In order to further this mission as we scale, we are looking for a Senior Director focused on developing world class traffic management capabilities for Affirm.

What You’ll Do

• Set the vision for the next generation of traffic management, capacity planning and load testing capabilities and practices at Affirm.
• Hire world-class engineers with a deep understanding of traffic management concepts such as load shedding, rate limiting, caching, etc.
• Lead our annual peak season planning across the technology organization
• Support and partner with the broader engineering organization to understand the needs of, and then roll out, the capacity planning and load testing tools you develop.
• Vigorously participate in our engineering-wide roadmap planning process

All this will require a leader who sets a strong and inspiring vision, but also rolls up their sleeves and gets into the details, putting significant effort into understanding our unique business and the systems and people that support it.

What We Look For

Base Pay Grade - V

Equity Grade - 21

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.)

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year : $340,000 - $375,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year : $305,000 - $340,000

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include :

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

[For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco] Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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