Manager, Software Engineering (App Experiences)

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, enabling consumers to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. The Engineering Manager will lead the App Experiences team, overseeing engineering talent, technical strategy, consumer-facing systems, cross-functional initiatives, and the reliability and performance of mobile and web experiences.

Responsibilities:

• You will lead and grow a well-balanced team of engineers – setting clear expectations, giving direct feedback, and developing each engineer toward their next level
• You will own the team’s technical strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, tying it to major experience initiatives that build customer trust and move Affirm’s business, including large-scale redesigns and structural improvements to the consumer journey
• You will empower your tech lead and engineers to hold the design and quality bar, supporting them hands-on throughout technical design and cross-functional alignment
• You will own the availability, reliability, and performance of consumer-critical systems – on-call, incident response, and reducing operational toil
• You will drive alignment across multiple organizations and influence roadmaps on partner experience and foundational teams
• You will partner across Product, Design, and Analytics, and other Engineering teams, building trust and taking part in cross-functional efforts

Requirements:

• You have 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing and growing engineering teams
• You have proven experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity
• You have the technical judgment required to guide architecture, quality, and reliability decisions, with the instinct to empower senior engineers to make the calls rather than making them all yourself
• You have experience leading significant technical initiatives end-to-end, ideally decoupling or re-platforming consumer-facing systems within clear time constraints
• You are familiar with modern full-stack development – declarative UI frameworks like React or React Native, and a backend-for-frontend behind them
• You have a calm, decisive presence through change and ambiguity – building alignment, resolving tensions, and leading others through complex decisions
• You are a humble, team-first leader who builds a high-trust, psychologically safe culture, while also prioritizing your own growth
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints
• You exhibit exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills
• You have a proven ability to build alignment and drive outcomes in complex environments without direct authority
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field