Staff Technical Program Manager: AI-First Onboarding

Affirm, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 204,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health coverage

Monthly tech stipend

Flexible time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to build an AI-first onboarding experience that helps new engineers become confident, effective builders.

You will create technical learning, practical support, and a community that enables engineers to understand Affirm’s systems, ship, and grow their impact. This role involves hands-on learning at the San Francisco office with regional programming, collaboration with Engineering leaders across Developer

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.
• Experience improving engineering workflows, learning programs, or operating practices through design and cross-functional execution.
• Ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, playbooks, and operating rhythms.

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 to help engineers build relationships and practical fluency.
• Partner with Engineering leaders and SMEs across Developer Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product teams to build and maintain onboarding content.
• Translate Affirm’s 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 that help new engineers establish context and contribute effectively.
• Coordinate with Recruiting, Learning, People Ops, IT, Facilities, Finance, and regional partners to ensure cohorts have access, equipment, environment, and support.
• Gather feedback from new hires, managers, and facilitators to continuously improve the content, operations, and experience of Engineering onboarding.

Skills

Technical leadership

Program design

AI-assisted development

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to build an AI-first onboarding experience that helps new engineers become confident, effective builders.

You will create technical learning, practical support, and a community that enables engineers to understand Affirm’s systems, ship, and grow their impact. This role involves hands-on learning at the San Francisco office with regional programming, collaboration with Engineering leaders across Developer