Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Web Infra)

Affirm

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$265,000–$325,000 / yr
Posted
141 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $295k
$123k most similar roles pay here $347k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $174,050–$221,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $295k 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 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)

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Web Infra), you will join the web engineering team to define and lead the platform and infrastructure across all web applications. You will be responsible for shaping development strategies, making architectural decisions, and delivering critical improvements to monorepo build and deployment systems focused on reliability and performance. Your daily work involves designing core platform components, improving design systems, and developing AI tools and agent orchestration to automate complex workflows. The role requires deep expertise in React, TypeScript, NX, Oxlint, TurboRepo, RSPack, and Vite. You will also mentor engineers and collaborate with architects to ensure consistency across the organization. This position addresses the technical challenges of scaling web infrastructure for mission-critical applications while improving developer experience through advanced tooling and robust system-level architecture.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define and lead the web development strategy for all frontend teams across the company.
  • Improve monorepo build and deployment systems to ensure high reliability and performance.
  • Architect and select core platforms, tools, and technologies to ensure system consistency.
  • Develop and implement a company-wide AI strategy using agents to automate complex workflows.
  • Design and extend core platform components to enable the development of new products and features.
  • Build scalable platform software and systems to accommodate growing user bases and business requirements.
  • Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across various product teams.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience architecting, building, and scaling Web Apps for a large user base.
  • Deep understanding of web technologies including React, TypeScript, NX, Oxlint, TurboRepo, RSPack, and Vite.
  • Proven track record of leading critical projects and implementing technical strategies to improve system reliability and performance.
  • Ability to create and drive a complete technical vision and roadmap for platform-level changes.
  • Experience in project management or people management including coaching and influencing others.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to share critical decisions with stakeholders.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.

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