Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Online Storage)

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Data and Storage Services team handles all of Affirm’s Data (OLAP and OLTP) requirements, from critical online checkout databases to batch orchestration, streaming infrastructure, event-driven frameworks, BI and analytics. We're looking for an experienced Engineering Leader to lead our Online Storage team.

• Lead a team of engineers and managers, fostering a high-performance, ownership-driven & inclusive culture.
• Oversee teams managing storage services including relational and key-value storage infrastructure and tools at scale.
• Drive business and engineering metrics, promoting reliability, security, and productivity.
• Collaborate with tech leads, program managers, and other engineering managers on security, tools, architecture, planning, and delivery.
• Provide leadership and growth opportunities, mentor engineers, recruit, and represent Affirm hiring brands.
• Lead technical decisions, projects, and roadmaps within the Online Storage team.
• Develop a multi-year roadmap to design and implement frameworks, services, and tools for new Affirm products.

• 10+ years of experience managing multiple diverse and inclusive teams and delivering large cross-functional technical programs.
• Depth in cache architecture and lifecycle management: tiered cache design, eviction and TTL policies, warm-up/priming strategies, consistency models, backpressure, and thundering-herd protection.
• Track record operating low-latency, high-throughput storage and caching platforms in production: e.g., Redis or Memcached, DynamoDB and MySQL/PostgreSQL/TiDB/Cockroach/Vitess, multi-region topologies, and cross-region replication strategies.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in the data infrastructure domain and passion for leading technical teams and contributing to Open Source solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $265,000 - $325,000. USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $236,000 - 296,000. Total compensation may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits.

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.

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