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Director, Software Engineering


Company : Affirm


Location : Kitchener, Ontario


Created : 2026-01-22


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. As a Director of Card Platform & Experiences, you will lead the Card Platform and Experiences team to drive core engineering outcomes across Card experiences, Card Services Platform, and Card Loan platform. The role involves setting vision, hiring, partnering with product and business leaders, and scaling platform capabilities. What Youll Do Set the vision for the Card Experiences and Platform team at affirm. Hire worldclass full stack engineers to execute on that vision. Take ownership of our core engineering and business outcomes across our established verticals Card experiences, Card services Platform and Card Loan platform. Work closely with product and business leadership to drive key efforts to build card related capabilities to grow and scale the business. Balance product expansion efforts with platform investments and scale our platform to handle high scale and a spectrum of eclectic use cases. Run a robust development lifecycle establishing a culture of operational excellence, experimenting and failing fast. Work with a wide variety of crossfunctional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, analytics, risk, servicing, legal and compliance. What We Look For 15+ years of relevant software engineering experience. Experience leading full stack and backend teams. Successful track record driving key outcomes that drive the companys success. Comfortable partnering across disciplines and influencing a wide variety of leaders. Experience hiring, growing, and retaining talent. Cardrelated domain knowledge; great if you have worked on credit/debit card domains, including accounting, ledgering, open/closed loops, and more. Base Pay Grade Grade T Equity Grade Grade 11 Compensation Base pay_{year}: $238,000 $298,000. Equivalent to the start of the pay range per location and experience. Additional benefits include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for employees and dependents, and equity rewards offered by affirm holdings, inc. Location & Remote Work Affirm is a remotefirst company. Most roles are remote, and you can work nearly anywhere within the country of employment. Some roles may require occasional attendance at an assigned affirm office. Benefits Health care coverage affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents. Flexible Spending Wallets generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs and family forming expenses. Time off competitive vacation and holiday schedules. ESPP employee stock purchase plan allowing you to buy shares of affirm at a discount. EEO & Accommodations We believe its on us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By clicking ''''Submit Application,'''' you acknowledge that you have read affirms global candidate privacy notice and freely give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein. Seniority level Director Employment type Fulltime Job function Engineering and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr