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.
We are looking for a highly motivated Staff Software Engineer in our Furnishing Platform team to build scalable systems and data pipelines to power our consumer credit reporting. You will partner closely with our Product, Compliance, Servicing, and Credit teams to design robust reporting systems. The systems you will work on are vital for delivering accurate and timely data from Affirm’s financial product portfolio to Consumer Reporting Agencies.
Affirm is growing fast and we want you to enable us to scale our products to 10x and beyond through building world-class systems which enable Affirm in its mission to provide honest financial products which improve lives.
We are only just getting started! Come join us as we build a beloved, lasting financial services brand predicated on honesty and trust. It’s going to be an amazing ride!
What You'll Do
- Partner with Product stakeholders align on roadmaps, strategy, and vision for the Furnishing Platform engineering team
- Lead technical decisions, projects, and roadmaps within the Furnishing Platform team & beyond
- Collaborate with other technical leads, management, and stakeholders across the organization to design and implement solutions that go beyond team scope and require cross-functional collaboration
- Conduct technical and soft skill evaluations to inform and influence our hiring decisions
- Lead and mentor engineers to help them succeed and grow. Provide them with the right context and train them to take ownership of their respective pieces of our initiatives
- Build and integrate data pipelines from a wide variety of products and systems
- Develop a deep understanding of the systems and cash flows which power Affirm
- Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing
- Partner with product managers and accountants to design best-in-class systems and processes to reconcile and report
- Partner with a diverse set of engineering teams who build financial products and perform financial transactions at Affirm
- On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement
What We Look For
- 7+ years of software development experience
- Strong sense of ownership with a proven track record of successfully driving large cross-functional technical programs.
- Drive to change consumer financial services for the better
- Fluency in back end development, event processing, and batch processing
- Prior experience in designing, building, launching, and maintaining consumer scale products
- Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of Python, Spark, Airflow, AWS, and Snowflake is a plus
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles is a plus
Compensation & Benefits
Pay Grade - ESP31
Employees new to Affirm or promoted into a new role, typically begin in the min to mid range.
ESP base pay range per year:
Min: €83,900
Mid: €104,800
Max: €125,800
We offer a competitive package, with some highlights listed below.
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
- Generous time off policies
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
- Learning & Development programs
- Parental leave
- Robust health benefits
- Employee Resource & Community Groups
We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.
Location - Remote Spain
#LI-Remote
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.
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:
- 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
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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