Role details
- At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.
- We are looking for a Staff Engineer to lead projects and initiatives on the Fraud Decisioning team.
- You'll be responsible for building tools and systems that empower Affirm fraud fighting capabilities, work with cross-functional teams to adopt and monitor those and use analytics and data driven decisions to further improve the performance and quality of fraud deciders.
- Our mission is to drive growth while protecting Affirm, buyers, and merchants.
- We achieve this by leveraging data to evaluate risk at critical points in the user journey, adapting to the ever-changing fraud landscape, and by introducing new fraud-fighting capabilities..
What You'll Do
- Work across the org to plan and execute large, cross-functional initiatives, including: project definition, technical specification, task break-down, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Generate simple and elegant designs that are easily deployed and debugged, but anticipate the unhappy path. Write high-quality code that can be easily understood and leveraged by others.
- Review others' work and provide constructive feedback in order to maintain high and consistent quality standards across teams.
- Lead and mentor engineers to help them succeed and grow. Provide the right context to engineers and train them to take ownership of their respective pieces of the initiative.
- Effectively incorporate needs and opinions from stakeholders, advocate for ideas and initiatives, and create a common understanding where all voices are heard.
- Conduct technical and soft skill evaluations to inform and influence the hiring decisions. Develop and review the technical content and
requirements
of the interview process.
What We Look For
- 6-10+ years of experience as a software engineer with leadership
responsibilities
and experience mentoring junior engineers.
- Prior experience architecting, building, launching, coding and maintaining complex systems.
- Passion for working with cross-functional teams including Product, ML,Analytics and Business teams.
- A technical leader and team builder who can mentor the team in software development best practices.
- Expert at synthesizing complex business, product, and technical
requirements
to consistently produce high quality system designs and software.
- A system architect who can see the big picture and envision how business and product
requirements
can be broken up into system modules or components.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Base Pay Grade - P
Equity Grade - Canada 7
- 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.)
Location - Remote Canada
This remote role is open only to candidates residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, or Saskatchewan.
#LI-Remote
Remote-first with flexibility built in
- Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company.
- Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment.
- Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work.
- All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
Benefits
designed for you
Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility. Here are a few highlights:
- Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents.
- Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
- Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.
- Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.
- We're committed to providing an inclusive interview process, including accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need support, we're happy to help.
- For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.
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