Affirm

Staff Data Engineer – Analytics Engineering

Affirm

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇵🇱 Poland

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Salary

💰 PLN 342,000 - PLN 442,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AirflowAWSBigQueryCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaPythonSparkSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Define and lead the technical strategy and roadmap for Affirm’s data infrastructure and analytics platforms.
  • Architect, build, and scale data pipelines and systems that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering and Analytics) to deliver data solutions with measurable business impact.
  • Champion data quality, observability, governance, and compliance across Affirm’s global systems.
  • Act as a technical mentor and multiplier, guiding best practices in data modeling, transformation, and code quality.
  • Drive a culture of operational excellence, ensuring data systems are reliable, performant, and well-monitored.
  • Collaborate globally to establish consistent technical patterns and elevate the overall data engineering craft.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or related roles.
  • Advanced skills in SQL, Python, and modern data transformation tools (e.g., DBT, Airflow).
  • Expertise with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Snowflake, BigQuery) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform preferred).
  • Strong background in data modeling, pipeline orchestration, and distributed data systems (e.g., Spark, Kafka).
  • Proven ability to design, deliver, and maintain large-scale, high-quality data systems.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to lead through influence.
  • A growth mindset and a passion for mentoring others.
Benefits
  • Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
  • Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure 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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
  • In addition, employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
  • Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle.
  • Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge.
  • Learning & Development programs.
  • Parental benefits.
  • Employee Resource & Community Groups.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
SQLPythondata transformationDBTAirflowcloud data platformsAWSGCPSnowflakeBigQuery
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipmentoringgrowth mindset