Staff Software Engineer, Mobile (App Infrastructure)

Affirm; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage at no cost

Monthly tech setup stipends

Generous time off and holidays

ESPP stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is hiring Staff Software Engineer, Mobile (App Infrastructure) to define the long-term technical strategy for our mobile platform. You will collaborate with product management, design and analytics to ensure sustainability, while owning operations and on-call readiness.

You’ll lead by example, set standards, and mentor teammates to deliver high-quality code across complex systems. The role is remote-first within the US, with equity and a total compensation package that includes health

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience developing and architecting mobile applications.
• 4+ years using React Native.
• Experience with complex state management; Redux Toolkit bonus.
• React Native SDK updates and debugging JS-native across the boundary.
• Stays up-to-date on native OS releases and their impact on RN apps.
• Experience with mobile testing and observability tooling (Maestro/Appium, Sentry/Crashlytics).
• Proficient with AI-assisted development and agentic tooling.
• Proven track record leading teams to execute large projects.
• Ability to define technical and execution plans and write high-quality code.

Responsibilities

• Set technical strategy for the team on a year-long horizon.
• Collaborate with product, design and analytics to manage risks and trade-offs.
• Act as a force-multiplier by defining technical solutions and processes.
• Own team operations and availability with monitoring, playbooks, testing and on-call.
• Set code review and design standards and evangelize them beyond the team.
• Mentor and develop team members through feedback and example.

Skills

React Native

Mobile architecture

Redux Toolkit

RN SDK updates

Observability

AI tooling

Team leadership

Big-project delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Expo

Sentry

Crashlytics

Appium

Maestro

LaunchDarkly

Statsig

CI/CD

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Mobile (App Infrastructure)

Remote US

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.

App Infrastructure is the team behind Affirm's shared mobile app infrastructure — the platform every other mobile feature team builds on. We own the app’s shared components: design system, networking, observability, experimentation, CI/CD, app releases, developer tooling, availability/stability, and more.

We care about ownership: shipping tools and runbooks other teams actually adopt, writing specs before building, and being the go to experts for the mobile tech stack . We’re small, technical, and highly collaborative.

What You’ll Do

• You will be responsible for setting technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale, and help your team tie it together with critical, business-impacting projects.
• You will collaborate across teams in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics to ensure technical sustainability, risks and trade-offs are well understood and managed.
• You will act as a force-multiplier for your team through your definition and advocacy of technical solutions and operational processes.
• You take ownership of your team’s operations and availability by ensuring you have the right monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing and alerting in place to support “keep the lights on” & on‑call efforts.
• You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting 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.

What We Look For

• You have 7+ years of experience of developing and architecting mobile applications; 4+ using React Native
• You have hands‑on experience with React Native and Expo, and have authored or migrated native modules and components.
• You have experience with complex state management in a React app. Proficiency with Redux Toolkit is bonus
• You have performed React Native SDK major updates, and you can debug across the JSnative boundary under the New Architecture.
• You stay up‑to‑date on native OS releases and can anticipate how they land in a React Native app
• You have experience with mobile testing and observability tooling — E2E frameworks like Maestro/Appium, crash reporting Sentry/Crashlytics, and experimentation/feature-flagging platforms like Statsig/LaunchDarkly — and enjoy building tooling other teams actually adopt.
• You are proficient and up to date on AI-assisted development — Claude Code or comparable agentic tooling — and apply judgment about where agents help, where they need guardrails, and how to keep the quality bar high.
• You have a proven track record of driving a team to execute large projects
• You have experience delivering major features, system components or deprecating existing functionality in a system through the definition of a technical and execution plan. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
• You thrive in ambiguity, and are comfortable moving from low level language idioms all the way to the architecture of large systems to understand how they work.
• Your growth and impact trajectory demonstrates that you have mastered gathering and iterating on feedback from your engineering and cross-functional peers.
• 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.

Base Pay Grade - P

Equity Grade - 13

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 Pacific base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $230,000 - $290,000

USA Sapphire base pay range (all other U.S. states): $204,00 - $264,000

Remote-first with flexibility built inAffirm 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 youOur benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility. Here are a few highlights:

• 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.

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