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.
We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineering Manager to contribute to Developer Productivity, with a focus on Test Platform Engineering. Our team’s flagship platforms provide lightweight test frameworks for every layer, synthetic identities, test data seeding, endpoint mocking, and overall testing infrastructure. These tools enable Affirm Engineering Teams to perform automated, deterministic testing with consistency across locations. Additionally, we support our partner teams in conducting exploratory testing, allowing us to collaboratively evolve our ways of working.
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for driving impact, and the ability to foster growth in both individuals and teams. As a manager at Affirm, you will balance execution excellence with people-focused leadership, ensuring your team delivers business value while maintaining a supportive and inclusive culture.
Our goal is to create a workplace where teams, composed of partners from engineering, product, and design backgrounds, can focus on creativity and problem-solving, empowered by simplified, repeatable, and automated testing processes.
In this role, you will actively collaborate on the multi-year roadmap, design technical solutions for the hardest problems, and drive cross-team, cross-domain initiatives. You will work closely with the Engineering Director and the team to enhance quality standards and processes, while representing the team in broader organizational efforts.
Affirm is growing fast and we want you to enable us to scale our products to 10x and beyond through building world-class systems which enable Affirm in its mission to provide honest financial products which improve lives.
We are only just getting started! Come join us as we build a beloved, lasting financial services brand predicated on honesty and trust. It’s going to be an amazing ride!
What You'll Do:
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Lead and Inspire: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, fostering a culture of growth, psychological safety, and high performance.
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Deliver Results: Drive execution on impactful projects, aligning with Affirm’s goals while ensuring technical excellence and system health.
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Strategize and Plan: Define team roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, stakeholder needs, and customer impact.
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Enhance Collaboration: Build strong cross-functional relationships, resolving conflicts, and aligning team goals with broader organizational objectives.
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Operational Excellence: Set and track goals, priorities, and metrics for your team, maintaining efficient processes and ensuring progress.
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Foster Innovation: Encourage bold and creative problem-solving to achieve meaningful results and optimize for long-term success.
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Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion: Promote an inclusive environment where team members feel empowered to bring their authentic selves and diverse perspectives are valued.
- On-Call Rotation - There would be an on-call rotation for this role as a requirement.
What We Look For:
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Strong sense of ownership in everything we do, ensuring accountability and excellence in all aspects of our craft.
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Proven experience managing software engineering teams, with a track record of delivering high-impact projects.
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Ability to independently lead teams in solving open-ended, ambiguous problems with significant business or customer impact.
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Strong decision-making skills, balancing technical depth with strategic vision and cross-functional collaboration.
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide clarity, alignment, and context across all levels of the organization.
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A focus on team development and health, with the ability to identify and create growth opportunities for team members.
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Experience with defining and executing technical strategies, aligning with long-term organizational goals.
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A commitment to operational excellence and system health, ensuring high-quality engineering practices and system reliability.
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Previous Hands-On Experience in Key Technologies: Python, Kotlin, or React, with a focus on testing best practices. Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a plus.
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Passion for Innovation and Quality: A commitment to driving technical innovation and improving product quality through scalable, automated testing solutions.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Pay Grade - P
Equity Grade - Spain 6
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
ESP base pay range per year: €101,000 - €131,000
Additional benefits include:
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge
- Learning & Development programs
- Parental leave
- Employee Resource & Community Groups
We are able to offer visa sponsorship for this role, but do require that someone is based in Spain for the role.
Location - Remote Spain
#LI-Remote
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- 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 allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
We believe It’s 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.
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