Manager, Software Engineering (Fraud)
About The Position
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. Fraud Platform team builds out the next generation of Affirm's Fraud Decisioning System. The team has a strong charter and is empowered to imagine, experiment and implement the cutting edge fraud defense solutions. We are looking for a passionate and skilled engineering manager to lead a dynamic team of 6 engineers. You’d have an opportunity to directly drive how equipped Affirm would be when it comes to protecting Affirm and our clients from the bad actors.
Requirements
- Experience: 2-3+ years managing high performing engineering teams
- Technical: solid engineering fundamentals and real world experience building scalable distributed backend services
- Collaborative: track record of successful cross functional collaboration especially with product managers, business partners, and engineering counterparts
- Potential: ability to grow alongside a fast growing company and team
- Humble: you lead with the humility and self-awareness needed to navigate challenging situations
- Passionate about Affirm's Mission: "Deliver Honest Financial Products that improve lives
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Nice To Haves
- Past experience in Fraud/Risk/Financial systems is a plus
- Past experience building platform solutions is a plus
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product, Analytics, Machine Learning, Compliance, Operations and other engineering managers to develop a long term technical roadmap that meets stakeholder needs
- Recruit and hire talented engineers
- Hold a high technical bar with a bias towards longevity and simplicity via specification and architecture review
- Coach, develop, retain, and provide thoughtful feedback to team members
- Establish Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to set the engineering team’s direction and measure its success
- Build a strong engineering culture around innovation, accountability, empathy, and execution
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
