Staff Engineering Onboarding Lead

Affirm, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 204,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Monthly tech and wellness stipends

Flexible time off and generous holiday

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to design an AI-first onboarding experience for new engineers across North America and EMEA.

You will create technical learning, practical support, and a community that helps engineers understand Affirm’s systems, ship, and grow their impact. You’ll lead hands-on onboarding sessions at the San Francisco office while expanding virtual and regional programs, partnering with Engineering, DevOps, Security,

Qualifications

• Requires 2–4 years of experience as a technical leader in a software engineering organization.
• Experience with AI-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and incident response.
• Proven track record improving engineering workflows or learning programs through program design and cross-functional execution.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear playbooks and operating rhythms.
• Ability to influence partners across multiple teams without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of Engineering onboarding, creating a welcoming, technically credible experience for new engineers across North America and EMEA.
• Lead hands-on learning experiences at the San Francisco office, complemented by virtual and regional programming.
• Partner with Engineering leaders and SMEs across Dev Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product to build onboarding content.
• Translate AI-first engineering practices into practical learning experiences including agent-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and production support.
• Work with managers and buddies to create clear, role-relevant onboarding plans for new engineers to contribute effectively.
• Coordinate with Recruiting, Learning, People Ops, IT, Facilities, Finance, and regional partners for access and support.
• Gather feedback from new hires and facilitators to continuously improve onboarding content and experiences.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI-assisted development

Code review

CI/CD

Observability

Incident response

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to design an AI-first onboarding experience for new engineers across North America and EMEA.

You will create technical learning, practical support, and a community that helps engineers understand Affirm’s systems, ship, and grow their impact. You’ll lead hands-on onboarding sessions at the San Francisco office while expanding virtual and regional programs, partnering with Engineering, DevOps, Security,