Mobile App Platform & Infra Engineering Manager

Affirm; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 204,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech setup stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an Engineering Manager for the App Infra team to own the app architecture, building blocks, and processes that enable engineers to ship high-velocity, reliable mobile features.

You will lead a team of senior engineers, drive a roadmap focused on app reliability, performance, and developer productivity, and collaborate across engineering, product, design, and leadership to deliver consumer-facing experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on mobile app and web engineering experience.
• 3+ years working with React Native.
• 3+ years managing and growing engineering teams.
• Delivered consumer-facing mobile apps end to end.
• Scaled at least one mobile app to >1 million MAU.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across teams in complex environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the vision and roadmap for Mobile App Infrastructure Engineering at affirm, focusing on app architecture, developer productivity, app reliability, performance, and industry best practices.
• Lead and grow a team of senior engineers building a mobile app platform and tooling that empowers other affirm engineers to ship reliable, performant, user-facing features with high velocity.
• Build trust and drive alignment across engineering, product, design, and leadership on cross-team efforts.
• Make hands-on technical contributions on a regular basis.

Skills

Mobile app engineering

Web engineering

React Native

Team leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Architectural judgment

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is seeking an Engineering Manager for the App Infra team to own the app architecture, building blocks, and processes that enable engineers to ship high-velocity, reliable mobile features.

You will lead a team of senior engineers, drive a roadmap focused on app reliability, performance, and developer productivity, and collaborate across engineering, product, design, and leadership to deliver consumer-facing experiences.