Manager, Software Engineering, Marketplace Performance

Affirm

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Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $230,000–$290,000 / yr
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k

This role $260k

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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $165,639–$231,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $260k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 56 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 54 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Manager, Software Engineering, Marketplace Performance

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The Manager, Software Engineering (Marketplace Performance) leads a team responsible for the foundation of key monetization artifacts within the marketplace. This role involves setting long-term technical strategies, managing project lifecycles, and overseeing team operations including monitoring, triage rotations, and code review standards. You will build and maintain highly available distributed systems and consumer experiences while collaborating with product, design, and analytics teams. The position requires expertise in backend development using Python or Kotlin, and proficiency with AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes. Candidates should also possess experience with React and Ad Tech platforms. The work focuses on developing a fully-featured ads platform to improve merchant and consumer discovery through segmentation and personalization within a marketplace environment.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $216300 from 127 postings across 38 companies.

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Skills

Python Kotlin AWS MySQL Spark Kubernetes React Distributed Systems Monitoring Alerting Code Review

What you'll do

Set the technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale.
Manage technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs throughout the product development lifecycle.
Define and advocate for technical solutions and operational processes to act as a force-multiplier.
Own team operations and availability by establishing monitoring, triage rotations, and alerting policies.
Set and enforce code review and design standards for the team.
Develop team talent by providing consistent feedback, guidance, and leadership by example.
Deliver major features and system components through defined technical and execution plans.

What we're looking for

You have 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
You have an extensive track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.
You have experience developing consumer experiences using UI frameworks like React.
You have 2+ years of experience working in Ad Tech or related platforms.
You have experience delivering major features or system components through the definition of a technical and execution plan.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills to support effective collaboration with a global engineering team.
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

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