Manager, Software Engineering (Marketplace Performance)

Xapply; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech and wellness stipends

Flexible time off & holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

affirm is building its marketplace ads platform and seeking a Manager, Software Engineering (Marketplace Performance) to lead backend excellence. You will guide long-term technical strategy, coordinate across product, design and analytics, and drive reliable, scalable systems to boost monetization and GMV.

You will champion code quality, oversee on-call rotations, and mentor engineers, while aligning with business objectives and collaborating with global partners.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using Python or Kotlin.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes.
• 2+ years in Ad Tech or related platforms.
• Ability to write clean, well-documented code and drive technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics to ensure sustainability and manage risks.
• Act as a force-multiplier by defining technical solutions and processes.
• Own team operations, monitoring, runbooks, and on-call readiness.

Skills

Python

Kotlin

Backend Development

Distributed Systems

Technical Strategy

Code Review

Ad Tech

React

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

React

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering (Marketplace Performance)

manager Remote Remote US

Skills

Python Kotlin AWS MySQL Spark Kubernetes React Ad Tech Backend Development Distributed Systems Technical Strategy Code Review

Description

At affirm, 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. We’re evolving our marketplace by building affirm's first fully-featured ads platform to make a best in class shopping destination for our merchants and customers. We know that by pairing consumer insights, segmentation and personalization with our vast network of merchants, we can achieve that goal. The Marketplace Performance team owns the foundation of several key monetization artifacts that drive GMV for the company. We work cross-functionally to achieve these goals by closely partnering with our Revenue, TAM, CSM and Merchant partners. This team plays a large role in making affirm marketplace the destination consumers trust and turn to for discovery, comprehension and shopping.

What You’ll Do

• You will be responsible for setting technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale, and help your team tie it together with critical, business-impacting projects.
• You will collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are well understood and managed.
• You will act as a force-multiplier for your team through your definition and advocacy of technical solutions and operational processes.
• You take ownership of your team’s operations and availability by ensuring you have the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing and alerting in place to support “keep the lights on” & on‑call efforts.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting 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 8+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
• You have an extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes.
• You have experience developing consumer experiences using UI frameworks like React
• You have 2+ years of experience working in Ad Tech or related platforms.
• You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You thrive in ambiguity, and are comfortable moving from low level language idioms all the way to the architecture of large systems to understand how they work.
• Your growth and impact trajectory demonstrates that you have mastered gathering and iterating on feedback from your engineering and cross‑functional peers.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Pay Grade - P
Equity Grade - 13
Employees new to affirm 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.)
USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $230,000 - $290,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $204,000 - $264,000

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 affirm 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.

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