Affirm
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)
$236K–$325K
Remote US · Remote · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads technical strategy, architecture, and delivery for Affirm’s Cards engineering teams, while promoting engineering excellence and AI-enabled ways of working.
What you'll do
- Define the Cards technical direction, roadmap, and strategic initiatives; guide platform and architecture decisions.
- Coordinate with engineering leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable solutions and critical projects.
- Mentor engineers, promote ownership and best practices, and model effective use of AI.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience working across the stack and driving backend architectural improvements.
- Experience driving change across large engineering organizations and leading critical, cross-team projects.
- Extensive experience developing and implementing technical strategy that improved reliability and responsiveness.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with React Native, Javascript, or Kotlin.
- Experience mentoring and growing engineers up to Staff level.
Pay
$265,000 - $325,000 USD base salary; $236,000 - $296,000 USD base salary
Tools
React Native, Javascript, Kotlin
AI focus
Lead by example in using AI to build faster and transform how the team works.
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