Manager, Software Engineering (Recoveries)

Affirm; Poland (ME); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dynamic Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented team focused on transforming consumer financial services. In this role, you will mentor engineers, design robust recovery systems, and collaborate with product managers to enhance user experiences. With a commitment to transparency and flexibility, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact in the financial sector. If you're passionate about leading teams and driving change, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Parental leave

Employee Resource & Community Groups

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness days

Creative tax benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Experience in managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Fluency in back-end development and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an engineering team for loan recovery processes.
• Collaborate with product managers to design best-in-class systems.
• Ensure system availability, reliability, and performance.

Skills

Software Engineering

Leadership

Back End Development

Cross-team Communication

Product Architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in a related field

Tools

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering (Recoveries)

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.

The Recoveries team, as a part of the Repayments area, is on a mission to build a robust platform that will maximize the recovery of charged-off loans while monitoring, detecting and ensuring to minimize the discrepancies between our and our business partners systems. Collaborating closely with our product managers and backbook risk teams, you will effectively manage loans throughout the final phase of their lifecycle and develop and implement recovery strategies.

The Repayments team's vision is to develop easy, transparent, and flexible repayment experiences that retain our customers for life - through good times and bad times, which is a critical element of our strong unit economics at Affirm.

We are looking for a highly motivated manager to help build this team in Poland or in Spain. Come join us!

What you’ll do

Lead, mentor, and grow an engineering team responsible for the backbone of our loans recovery processes

Mentor engineers on the team to help improve their designs, code quality, and testing.

Own availability, reliability, and performance of your team’s systems.

Partner with product managers to design and build best-in-class systems and processes to reconcile and report.

Partner with a diverse set of engineering teams who build solutions throughout the entire lifecycle of a loans repayment at Affirm

Build relationships and engage with senior management in the organization

What we look for

7+ years of proven experience as a software engineer role with leadership responsibilities and 1+ years as an engineering manager.

Drive to change consumer financial services for the better.

Prior experience growing and managing a high performing engineering team.

Fluency in back end development.

Prior experience architecting, building, launching and maintaining consumer scale products.

Strong cross-team communication and collaboration skills.

Knowledge of basic accounting principles and GAAP accounting is a plus.

Base Pay Grade - P

Equity Grade - 5

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 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, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

Additional benefits include:

• Type of employment: Contract of Employment
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
• Parental leave
• Employee Resource & Community Groups
• This role is eligible for creative tax benefits, subject to applicable law and company policy

Location - Remote Poland

The majority of our roles can be located anywhere in Poland.

**This job description is not a contractual document, and is not intended to have binding force.**

#LI-remote

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

• 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

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 individualized support during the hiring process.

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About the company

With Affirm, you can pay over time at your favorite brands. No late fees or compounding interest—just a more responsible way to say yes to the things you love.