Senior Director, Software Engineering

Affirm; San Juan de Terranova; Remote; CAD 270,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to set the vision for innovative traffic management and capacity planning. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in leading complex projects and a proven track record in mentoring engineers. This remote-first position offers a competitive salary and benefits including comprehensive health coverage and an employee stock purchase plan.

Benefits

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• Responsible for traffic management and load testing at scale.
• Proven track record in delivering complex engineering projects.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to mentor and manage engineers.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision for traffic management and load testing capabilities.
• Hire and mentor world-class engineers.
• Lead annual peak season planning.

Skills

Traffic management

Capacity planning

Load testing

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Overview

Affirm Greater St. John’s Metropolitan Area

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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. Affirm is remote-first with roles that can be performed from anywhere within the country of employment, with some roles based in offices as required by job responsibilities.

What You’ll Do

• Set the vision for the next generation of traffic management, capacity planning and load testing capabilities and practices at Affirm.
• Hire world-class engineers with a deep understanding of traffic management concepts such as load shedding, rate limiting, caching, etc.
• Lead annual peak season planning across the technology organization.
• Support and partner with the broader engineering organization to understand needs and roll out the capacity planning and load testing tools you develop.
• Vigorously participate in our engineering-wide roadmap planning process.

All this will require a leader who sets a strong and inspiring vision, but also rolls up their sleeves and gets into the details, putting significant effort into understanding our unique business and the systems and people that support it.

What We Look For

• Has been responsible for traffic management, load testing or capacity planning at an organization with hundreds of millions of users.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing traffic shaping, cluster management, and load shedding systems at scale.
• Successful track record leading and delivering multi-year, highly complex engineering infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully develop, hire and partner with principal software engineers.
• Exceptional leader who can mentor and manage high potential engineers and leaders earlier in their career.
• Detail oriented with strong opinions on the technologies being developed by their team and is fully immersed in day-to-day execution and delivery.
• Strong communicator who effectively lays out their vision for their team, the broader engineering organization, senior executives and partners.
• Excited about delivering honest financial products and building a meritocracy.

Base Pay Grade - V

Equity Grade - 13

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). Eligible employees may receive equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

CAN base pay range per year : $270,000 - $310,000

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote; some roles may require working from an Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to job responsibilities.

Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - stipends for Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - vacation and holiday schedules to rest and recharge
• ESPP - Employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares at a discount

We believe it’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of support during the hiring process.

For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco, Pursuant to local ordinances, Affirm will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

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