Remote Engineering Manager – Ledger Platform

Affirm, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 204,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Stipends

Time off

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affi seeks a seasoned backend engineering leader to set the technical direction for a high-growth team building scalable ledger- and financial-grade systems. You will align architecture with product goals and drive reliability across distributed services.

You will coach engineers, own operations and availability, and promote code quality and design standards across the organization. Remote-first with flexibility.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale.
• 2+ years of experience managing a software team.
• Strong experience with AWS, MySQL, Spark and Kubernetes.
• Experience in financial systems, ledgering, treasury, or similar domains where accuracy is critical.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long horizon and align it with business projects.
• Collaborate across product, design and analytics to ensure technical sustainability and risks are well managed.
• Advocate for robust operational processes and code quality standards beyond your team.

Skills

Backend design

Team management

Distributed systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

MySQL

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Affi seeks a seasoned backend engineering leader to set the technical direction for a high-growth team building scalable ledger- and financial-grade systems. You will align architecture with product goals and drive reliability across distributed services.

You will coach engineers, own operations and availability, and promote code quality and design standards across the organization. Remote-first with flexibility.