Staff Tech PM, AI-First Engineering Onboarding

Affirm, Inc.; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% premium health coverage

Monthly tech stipends

Generous time off

ESPP

Job summary

affirm is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to build an AI‑first onboarding experience for new engineers. You will design learning content, provide practical support, and foster a community that helps engineers understand affirm’s systems, ship, and grow impact.

You will lead onboarding across North America and EMEA, collaborating with Dev Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product teams to ensure a credible, inclusive learning environment and a smooth

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience as a technical leader in a software engineering org.
• Familiar with AI-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and incident response.
• History of improving engineering workflows or operating practices through design and cross‑functional execution.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, playbooks and rhythms.
• Technical judgment to earn trust with Engineering Managers and senior ICs.
• Ability to influence partners without direct authority across multiple teams.
• Excellent communication and inclusive learning facilitation.
• Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of Engineering onboarding for new engineers across North America and EMEA.
• Lead hands‑on learning experiences at the San Francisco office, plus virtual and regional programming.
• Partner with Engineering leaders and SMEs across Dev Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product.
• Translate AI-first practices into onboarding content including agent‑assisted dev, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and production support.
• Create clear onboarding plans to help new engineers connect with teams and contribute quickly.
• Coordinate with Recruiting, Learning, People Ops, IT, Facilities, Finance, and regional partners for a strong start.
• Gather feedback from hires, managers, and facilitators to continuously improve content and experience.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI-assisted development

Code review

CI/CD

Observability

Incident response

Workflow design

Cross‑functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

affirm is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to build an AI‑first onboarding experience for new engineers. You will design learning content, provide practical support, and foster a community that helps engineers understand affirm’s systems, ship, and grow impact.

You will lead onboarding across North America and EMEA, collaborating with Dev Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product teams to ensure a credible, inclusive learning environment and a smooth