Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Web Infra)

Affirm

Remote

Quick summary

Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $260,000–$310,000 / yr
Posted: 47 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $285k

$119k most similar roles pay here $330k

This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $155,925–$221,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $285k versus about $189k 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 60 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $195,000–$255,000 across 60 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Web Infra)

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Affirm is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead web platform and infrastructure initiatives across all frontend teams. This role involves shaping best practices, driving architectural choices, and delivering critical improvements to the monorepo build and deploy systems for high reliability and performance. You will mentor senior engineers, collaborate with architects and product teams, and empower developers to leverage AI tools for faster delivery and improved developer experience. The ideal candidate has over a decade of experience in architecting and scaling web applications, expertise in React, TypeScript, NX, and other modern web technologies, and the ability to create and drive technical visions that enhance system reliability and performance at scale.

Skills

React TypeScript NX CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL AWS Prometheus Grafana Vite RSPack TurboRepo

What you'll do

Build and drive web development strategy for all frontend teams.
Deliver critical improvements to large monorepo build and deploy systems.
Architect platform, tools, and technologies for consistency and reliability.
Empower engineers to leverage AI for improved delivery speed and quality.
Design and implement core platform components to enable new products and features.
Plan and build scalable software and systems to accommodate growing user base.

What we're looking for

10+ years of experience in architecting and scaling web applications for large user bases.
Deep understanding of modern web technologies including React, TypeScript, NX, and CI/CD tools.
Proven ability to create and drive technical vision and roadmap for complex systems.
Extensive track record of leading critical projects and improving system reliability and performance.
Experience in mentoring senior engineers and building relationships with cross-functional teams.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence stakeholders and share decisions.

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