Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Cards – AI-Driven Lead

Affirm, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 265,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage 100% for you and your家

Tech stipend

Generous time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) to define the technical direction and roadmap for the Cards platform. You will lead from the front, applying AI to build fast, reliable systems while guiding architectural choices and championing best practices across teams.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive ownership culture to deliver scalable solutions with strong reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Experience driving change across large engineering organizations.
• Track record of leading critical projects and coordinating multiple teams for company-wide results.
• Experience creating and executing technical strategy to improve reliability and responsiveness.
• Ownership mindset and ability to influence a culture of accountability.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical direction and long-term roadmap for Cards.
• Lead from the front by using AI to accelerate delivery and quality.
• Stay connected with industry leaders to inform the team’s growth and strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across all teams at Affirm to balance technical excellence with business results.
• Foster ownership culture and drive scalable, efficient architectures across teams.
• Architect and guide platform choices to ensure reliability and consistency.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices to help team grow.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI literacy

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Architectural decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) to define the technical direction and roadmap for the Cards platform. You will lead from the front, applying AI to build fast, reliable systems while guiding architectural choices and championing best practices across teams.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive ownership culture to deliver scalable solutions with strong reliability and performance.