Staff Tech Onboarding Programs Lead

Affirm, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Spending stipends

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for Engineering Onboarding to build an AI-first onboarding experience that helps new engineers become confident, capable builders across North America and EMEA.

You will own the design and delivery of onboarding, lead hands-on learning at the San Francisco office, and partner with Engineering leaders to create practical content on AI-first practices.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience as a technical leader in a software engineering organization.
• Understanding of AI-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and incident response.
• Proven ability to improve engineering workflows and learning programs through program design, feedback, and cross-functional execution.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, playbooks, and operating rhythms.
• Technical judgment to earn trust with Engineering Managers and senior ICs, and to shape practical onboarding experiences.
• Ability to influence and align partners across Engineering, Learning, Recruiting, People Ops, IT, Facilities, and other teams without direct authority.
• Excellent communication and inclusive learning environments.
• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of Engineering onboarding for North America and EMEA.
• Lead hands-on learning experiences at the San Francisco office plus regional programming.
• Partner with Engineering leaders and SMEs to build onboarding content.
• Translate AI-first practices into practical learning experiences including agent-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and production support.
• Create clear, role-relevant onboarding plans to help new engineers contribute.
• Coordinate with Recruiting, Learning, People Ops, IT, Facilities, Finance, and regional partners to ensure access and environment.
• Gather feedback from new hires, managers, and facilitators to continuously improve onboarding.

Skills

Technical program management

Software engineering knowledge

AI-first onboarding

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Planning and playbooks

Ambiguity to clarity

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for Engineering Onboarding to build an AI-first onboarding experience that helps new engineers become confident, capable builders across North America and EMEA.

You will own the design and delivery of onboarding, lead hands-on learning at the San Francisco office, and partner with Engineering leaders to create practical content on AI-first practices.