Distinguished Software Engineer - Infrastructur...
@ Affirm

Hybrid
$290,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 23 days ago

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Overview

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest.

Role Summary

As a Distinguished Software Engineer - Infrastructure Architecture at Affirm, you will be a senior member of the Architecture Group reporting directly to the Head of Architecture. You will own the architecture, technical roadmap, and delivery outcomes for Affirm’s Infrastructure domain, which supports all engineering functions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the long-term technical vision for scalable, reliable infrastructure.
  • Lead architectural strategy and roadmap in collaboration with domain tech leads.
  • Champion developer productivity by setting standards and practices.
  • Oversee reliability engineering, data & storage services and online services.
  • Mentor senior ICs and technical leaders across multiple domains.

What We Look For

  • 15+ years in software engineering with prior technology leadership roles.
  • Proven success in infrastructure architecture for distributed systems.
  • Expertise in at least two areas among developer productivity, reliability engineering, data & storage, online services.
  • Strong cloud-native experience (AWS preferred, GCP a plus) and familiarity with JVM at scale.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with engineers and executives.

Compensation & Benefits

Base pay ranges from $270,000 to $310,000 along with equity, health, wellness, tech spending stipends, fully subsidized medical coverage and more.

Remote & Inclusion

Affirm is a remote-first company. Most roles are remote with occasional office visits if needed. Affirm provides an inclusive interview experience and reasonable accommodations.

Key skills/competency

  • Infrastructure
  • Architecture
  • Cloud
  • Scalability
  • Reliability
  • Developer Productivity
  • CI/CD
  • Mentoring
  • Distributed Systems
  • Technical Roadmap
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How to Get Hired at Affirm

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Highlight relevant infrastructure leadership experience.
  • Research Affirm: Understand their mission, tech stack, and culture.
  • Prepare examples: Detail scalable project successes and mentoring roles.
  • Practice interviews: Focus on technical roadmap and cloud capabilities.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review AWS and GCP services.
Practice designing scalable architectures.
Study CI/CD, observability frameworks.
Understand distributed systems deployments.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time of technical conflict resolution.
Explain leadership experiences in mentoring teams.
Discuss handling competing project priorities.
Share examples of cross-functional collaboration.

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