Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Data & Storage Services)

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Orchestration Services)

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The Data and Storage Services team is responsible for handling all of Affirms Data (OLAP and OLTP) requirements and encompasses the entire range from critical online checkout databases all the way to our Batch Orchestration, Streaming Infrastructure, Event Driven Frameworks, BI and analytics tools and systems. Our mission is to provide trustworthy, intuitive, and cost‑efficient solutions for Affirms to secure, store, analyze, and transform data at exceptional scale.

• Lead a team of engineers and managers with empathy while fostering a high‑performance, ownership‑driven & inclusive culture to develop frameworks, systems, and tools for new Affirms products.
• Oversee teams managing storage services including relational, key‑value, and analytics storage infrastructure and tools at scale.
• Understand and drive business and engineering metrics, promoting a culture of reliability, security, and productivity.
• Collaborate with tech leads, program managers, and other engineering managers on security, tools, architecture, planning, and delivery of multiple concurrent projects.
• Work across the engineering organization and with internal and external partners.
• Provide leadership and growth opportunities to team members, mentor engineers, recruit, and represent Affirms hiring brands.
• Lead technical decisions, projects, and roadmaps within the Batch and Streaming teams, shaping Affirms’ strategy for managing and serving orchestration workloads.
• Collaborate with peers, leadership, and stakeholders across platform engineering and product engineering organizations.
• In collaboration with tech leads, develop a multi‑year roadmap to design and implement frameworks, services, and tools for new Affirms products and business needs.
• Guide, tutor, and aid in the professional growth of junior and senior engineers within the team.

• Solid leadership and interpersonal skills.
• 10+ years of experience in managing multiple diverse and inclusive teams and delivering large cross‑functional technical programs.
• Proven track record in stakeholder management, ownership, and successful delivery.
• Expertise in managing large‑scale, geographically distributed compute and data processing systems, including data lake solutions and Workflow Orchestration frameworks.
• Expertise in scaling frameworks like Spark, Flink and, Kafka on Kubernetes and cloud providers like AWS, leveraging storage systems such as AWS S3 and Apache Iceberg.
• Capable of mentorship, cross‑functional project execution, and individual contribution.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with a growth mindset.
• Experience in the data infrastructure domain and a passion for leading technical teams and contributing to Open Source solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay Grade - R

Equity Grade - 15

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: $260,000 - $310,000

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $232,000 - $282,000

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. Affirms in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirms office. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirms 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 Affirms at a discount

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