Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Auth Experiences)

Jackalope Digital LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech setup stipends

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Flexible time off and holidays

Job summary

affirm is hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer to own and deliver quarterly goals for the team, guiding engineers through ambiguity while delivering high-availability web systems.

You will collaborate with product, design and analytics, articulating technical constraints and trade-offs, and leading in solving critical issues. The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and a strong focus on quality across the stack.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience developing and architecting web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience defining a technical plan for delivery of a significant feature with an elegant, simple design.
• Skilled at making significant changes in a large code base with safe tooling and practices.
• Demonstrated ownership of growth and proactive feedback from team and stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication for collaboration with a global team.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
• Collaborate with product management, design & analytics to ideate, articulate constraints, and decide on risks and trade-offs.
• Proactively identify issues and lead in solving them across project, process, or technology areas.
• Support operations and availability of team artifacts by creating/monitoring metrics and on-call support.
• Foster a culture of quality by setting code review and design standards and advocating for them beyond the team.
• Develop talent by giving feedback and leading by example.

Skills

React/Vue

JavaScript/TypeScript

Technical planning

Codebase ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job 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.

Trust & Safety Experience owns the customer journeys during authentication, verification, and fraud journeys. You will work as a full stack engineer, contributing to backend, web, and mobile interfaces. In this role, you will need to gain a deep understanding of the business, product and engineering context, and utilize that context to own and deliver high-availability and low-latency systems that affirm customers use every day.

What You'll Do

• You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
• You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
• You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
• You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving 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.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

What We Look For

• You have 4+ years of experience of developing and architecting web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue.
• You are proficient in working with Javascript/Typescript.
• You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
• Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
• 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

Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - 9

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: 195,000 - 255,000 USD

USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: 173,000 - 233,000 USD

Remote

#LI-Remote

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.

For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.