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Manager, Software Engineering – Reliability Platform

Engineering ManagerEngineering ManagerFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Connecticut | New Jersey | New York | Washington

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$204K - $290K / year

Seniority

Lead

Bachelor Degree7 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishJavaKotlinPython

Job Description

Manager, Software Engineering – Reliability Platform

Affirm

• Build and lead a high performance product engineering team with a focus on building a culture of innovation, accountability, reliability and execution. • Leverage AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate platform development, operational automation, and engineering productivity • Translate ambiguous operational and organizational challenges into clear technical requirements, execution plans, and measurable outcomes • Develop scalable reliability, risk management, and operational governance capabilities for Affirm’s production systems using observability tooling, automation, and AI • Build foundational systems that help engineers understand service ownership, dependencies, and operational topology across Affirm’s infrastructure and applications • Drive alignment across Platform Engineering, SRE, Infrastructure, and product engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize investments, and deliver long-term technical roadmap outcomes • Drive execution and delivery for critical cross-functional reliability initiatives with high organizational visibility

Job Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in backend or full stack engineering, with 2+ years of engineering leadership experience
  • Experience working within or alongside Production Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering teams
  • Expertise with observability tools, and building software or managing programs that drive engineering culture and reliability practices
  • Strong operational judgment and ability to drive clarity, prioritization, and execution in ambiguous problem spaces
  • Experience building internal platforms, developer tooling, reliability products, or operational automation systems at scale
  • Demonstrated ability to balance rapid iteration and experimentation with operational rigor and long-term maintainability
  • Strong programming background (e.g., Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar)
  • Strong communication and organizational leadership skills, with a track record of aligning stakeholders, driving execution, and influencing engineering practices across teams
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

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 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

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