Senior Software Architect & Platform Lead - Remote

Affirm; New York (NY); Remote; USD 173,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Monthly tech stipend

Health & wellness stipend

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive technical strategy and system design for high-availability services. You will own end-to-end development of robust APIs and data models, guiding cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers.

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is expected, with 5+ years in software development. Remote-first with nationwide flexibility, this role emphasizes collaboration, architecture decisions, and scalable solutions across cloud platforms

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development or engineering experience with system design expertise.
• Proven ability to lead teams and grow engineers.
• Excellent communication across diverse audiences.
• Degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical strategy by planning, prioritizing, and executing projects aligned with goals.
• Lead end-to-end system design and development of large-scale services and APIs.
• Collaborate with Product, Analytics, Design, Legal, and Accounting to define requirements and lifecycle strategy.
• Mentor engineers and champion best practices through code reviews.

Skills

System design

Leadership

Python

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

REST APIs

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive technical strategy and system design for high-availability services. You will own end-to-end development of robust APIs and data models, guiding cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers.

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is expected, with 5+ years in software development. Remote-first with nationwide flexibility, this role emphasizes collaboration, architecture decisions, and scalable solutions across cloud platforms