Lead and coach a team of engineers building customer experiences across React Native and supporting backend services.
Own delivery for your team’s roadmap. Drive planning, execution, and clear stakeholder communication.
Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics to define goals, success metrics, and priorities for Card Experience.
Maintain a high bar for engineering excellence, including system design, code quality, testing strategy, observability, and operational readiness.
Build healthy team processes and a strong feedback culture that supports sustained execution and team health.
Hire and develop talent. Run structured interviews and close candidates effectively.

Requirements

Typically 6-8+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years managing engineers (or equivalent leadership experience).
Experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity.
Experience building with React Native (or leading teams transitioning to it).
Technical depth sufficient to guide architecture and quality decisions, and to hold a high bar on engineering practices.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and ability to influence across teams.
Hands-on technical leadership: Expectation to stay close to the code and architecture, including doing design/code reviews, pairing when useful, and contributing directly as needed to unblock delivery and maintain a high engineering bar.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

React Nativesystem designcode qualitytesting strategyobservabilityoperational readinesssoftware engineeringarchitecturedesign reviewscode reviews

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingstakeholder communicationcross-functional collaborationinfluenceteam processesfeedback culturehiringtalent developmentexecution

Certifications

Bachelor's degree