Staff Partner Engineer (Partner Engineering)

Affirm

62d • $169,000 - $240,000

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. In the US now, Affirm now covers half of all ecommerce volume and has access to nearly all buyers. Our mission, as part of the Merchant and Platform Engineering team, is to grow Affirm’s revenue by helping Merchants and Partners acquire and retain valued customers with industry leading, innovative Buy Now Pay Later POS checkout experiences. We are just getting started. Come be a part of a team shaping the future! In this role as a Staff Partner Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership across Commercial and Product Partnership teams, supporting large cross-functional programs. You will represent Affirm’s engineering team and technologies to partners, such as Shopify and Stripe, while helping drive technical + business strategy. This role entails operational support for ad hoc partner requests, collaborating with engineering teams on solution design, and managing the execution of long-term initiatives. The ideal candidate will be passionate about fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation, unafraid to roll up their sleeves with engineers with a proven track record of delivering results.

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in a Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or customer-facing Software Engineering experience
• Ability to read and understand multiple programming languages
• Experience with long-term project planning and execution
• Experience with Ecommerce or Payment Processor technologies
• Thorough understanding of JSON, HTML, REST API, and Webhook technologies
• Thorough understanding of the following concepts: integrating UX elements w/ backend services, frameworks, and 3rd party developer APIs
• Experience with observability tools and applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong project management skills, capable of influencing internal and external stakeholders to stay on schedule
• Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day support for technical questions from external partner stakeholders
• Lead the development of project plans by driving solution designs, timeline forecasting, task break-down, and testing strategy
• Develop integration support material and documentation for new products rollouts and feature updates
• Collaborate with Product, Eng, and Revenue leadership to build out partnership roadmaps
• Serves as an overarching SME and point of escalation for internal and external teams facing technical challenges
• Maintain clear, professional, and proactive communication with external partners to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables, while fostering strong, long-term relationships
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure seamless coordination, share insights, and drive projects to successful completion while maintaining open and constructive communication
• Provide feedback on integration strategy, potential product enhancements, and operational workflows

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees