Manager, Sales Engineering

Affirm

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$225,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $171,500–$240,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $256k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

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About Affirm

Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Affirm currently has 66 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 59 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Sales Engineering

JOB TITLE: Manager, Sales Engineering As a Manager, Sales Engineering, you will join the Partner Engineering team to lead, mentor, and develop a team of Sales Engineers. You will actively participate in enterprise deals by leading technical discovery, guiding integration decisions, and building relationships with merchant technical and business leaders. Your daily responsibilities include building, testing, and troubleshooting API-based integrations in sandbox environments while using AI development tools to build prototypes and test solutions. You must maintain deep knowledge of products and APIs to explain tradeoffs and resolve technical blockers. You will collaborate with Revenue, Engineering, and Product teams to translate merchant requirements into actionable product feedback. This role requires proficiency in at least one programming language and the ability to solve complex merchant integration challenges.

What you'll do

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Sales Engineers by setting clear performance expectations and technical proficiency standards.
  • Participate in live technical discovery, integration discussions, and solution presentations during active deals.
  • Build, test, and troubleshoot API-based integrations in sandbox or simulated merchant environments.
  • Use AI development tools to build prototypes and develop integrations while ensuring code quality and correctness.
  • Translate merchant requirements and recurring technical challenges into actionable product feedback and internal process improvements.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, and Revenue teams to design merchant solutions and address integration gaps.
  • Maintain deep working knowledge of Affirm’s products and APIs to evaluate solutions and resolve technical blockers.

What we're looking for

  • BA/BS degree in business or technology.
  • 4–6+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a comparable customer-facing technical role.
  • 3–4 years of people management experience.
  • Practical experience building, testing, and troubleshooting API-based integrations.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical talent while remaining hands-on with technical customer conversations.
  • Strong technical judgment to translate business requirements into integration recommendations and identify implementation risks.
  • Excellent communication skills to build credibility with developers, business stakeholders, and senior leaders.

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