Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Auth Experiences)

Affirm; London; Remote; CAD 153,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Frontend Engineer to own and deliver quarterly goals, guiding engineers through ambiguity while delivering high-availability web interfaces. You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to ensure strong, scalable features that meet business needs and user expectations.

The role emphasizes delivering quality code, leading by example, and contributing to a culture of ownership. This remote-first position offers flexibility and a focus on impact.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience developing and architecting web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience defining a technical plan for delivering significant features or systems with elegant, simple, extensible design.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design and analytics to ideate, define constraints, and balance risks and trade-offs.
• Identify and lead解决 project, process, or technology issues and advocate for effective solutions.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts by creating metrics and participating in on-call efforts.
• Set and improve code review and design standards, and evangelize them beyond your team via writing and talks.
• Develop talent by giving feedback and leading by example.

Skills

React

Vue

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

At Aff i m, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

Trust & Safety Experience owns the customer journeys during authentication, verification, and fraud journeys. You will work as a Frontend engineer, contributing to web, and mobile interfaces. In this role, you will need to gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and utilize that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems that Aff i m customers use every day.

What You’ll Do

• You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting "keep the lights on" & on-call efforts.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
• You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.

What We Look For

• You have 4+ years of experience of developing and architecting web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
• You are proficient in working with Javascript/Typescript.
• You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
• Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - CAN 6

Employees new to Aff i m typically come in at the start of the pay range.

Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is 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 equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)

CAN base pay range per year: 153,000 - 213,000 CAD

Remote-first with flexibility built in

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Aff i m office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.

Benefits Designed For You

• Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents.
• Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
• Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.
• Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy affirm stock at a discount.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive interview process, including accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need support, we’re happy to help.

For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Aff i m considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.