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. The company is looking for a senior member of their Architecture Group to own the architecture, technical roadmap, and delivery outcomes for critical domains like Purchasing, Credit Underwriting, and Machine Learning Infrastructure, while also shaping the broader technical direction and driving innovation across the company.
Requirements
- Proven success leading technical architecture for large-scale consumer systems, ideally across multiple domains or product lines.
- Deep experience guiding engineering strategy and delivery at both high-growth startups and mature technology companies.
- Ability to distill complex technical problems and trade-offs into clear decisions that influence product and platform evolution.
- Extensive experience building and operating large-scale, highly available systems.
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, with prior experience in technical leadership roles.
- Experience in Fintech or retail (consumer and merchant-facing systems) is a plus.
- Experience with Machine Learning infrastructure (e.g. feature stores, training pipelines, low-latency inference) is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Drive the long-term technical vision for Affirm’s Purchasing, Credit Underwriting, and ML infrastructure domains.
- Lead architectural strategy and roadmap definition in collaboration with domain tech leads and the broader Architecture Group.
- Champion scalable, performant, and user-centric solutions across Affirm’s engineering organization.
- Define and uphold standards for design and code quality through reviews, mentoring, and hands-on architectural guidance.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to influence product direction and ensure strong alignment between business goals and system architecture.
- Guide cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions across service boundaries and external dependencies.
- Mentor and support a team of senior technical leaders, helping them grow as architects and stewards of Affirm’s long-term systems health.
Other
- Effective communicator, capable of engaging both engineers and executives to drive alignment and clarity.
- Track record of mentoring senior engineers and developing the next generation of technical leaders.
- Foster a culture of rigor, curiosity, and technical excellence across engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
