- Company: Affirm
- Location: Remote UK
- Job type: Full-time
- Salary: £142,000 – £190,000 per year
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About the role
Affirm is looking for an Engineering Manager to join its mission-critical Identity team. This team handles identity checks, KYC, and user lifecycle management for all markets outside North America. You will help shape how Affirm adapts its core Identity platform to meet new market dynamics, customer expectations, and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a balanced team of engineers, providing feedback and development opportunities.
- Own the team’s technical strategy and multi-quarter roadmap, focusing on customer trust and business impact.
- Support tech leads and engineers in maintaining high design and quality standards.
- Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of consumer-critical systems, including on-call and incident response.
- Drive alignment across multiple organizations and influence roadmaps for partner and foundational teams.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Analytics, and other Engineering teams to build trust and achieve cross-functional goals.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineering teams.
- Proven experience delivering consumer-facing software and driving execution through ambiguity.
- Technical judgment to guide architecture, quality, and reliability decisions while empowering senior engineers.
- Experience leading significant technical initiatives end-to-end, such as re-platforming consumer-facing systems.
- A calm, decisive leadership style that builds alignment and resolves tensions in complex environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Pay and benefits
- Base pay range: £142,000 – £190,000 per year.
- 100% subsidised medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) to buy Affirm stock at a discount.
- Remote-first work environment with flexibility built in.
How to apply
Apply directly on Affirm’s own careers website. Omadaily never charges job seekers.
