Senior Director of Software Engineering
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- 15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domains
- Experience leading centralized ML teams comprising of both ML modelers and ML platform engineers
- Successful track record in landing key models responsible for the company’s success that directly drive PnL
- Comfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leaders
- Experience hiring and growing, and retaining talent
- Keeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools/ techniques can drive the most business value
What the job involves
- As we look into the future, we expect ML to continue to play an outsized role. We are therefore seeking to hire a Senior Director to lead centralized Machine Learning capability at Affirm
- Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI at Affirm. Hire world class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision
- Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across our established verticals – underwriting, fraud, servicing, personalization
- Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products
- Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer based models
- Evolve ML platform to support our increasing ML needs across Affirm with a special emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models
- Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle establishing a culture for experimenting and failing fast
- Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance
Benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- 15+ years of relevant experience in Machine Learning, AI, or related technical domains
- Experience leading centralized ML teams comprising of both ML modelers and ML platform engineers
- Successful track record in landing key models responsible for the company’s success that directly drive PnL
- Comfortable working in matrix organizations and influencing across a wide variety of leaders
- Experience hiring and growing, and retaining talent
- Keeps up with evolving ML landscape — understands when to buy vs build, and what tools/ techniques can drive the most business value
What the job involves
- As we look into the future, we expect ML to continue to play an outsized role. We are therefore seeking to hire a Senior Director to lead centralized Machine Learning capability at Affirm
- Set the vision for Machine Learning and AI at Affirm. Hire world class Machine Learning modelers, Platform and Software engineers to execute on that vision
- Take ownership of our core model development lifecycle and business outcomes across our established verticals – underwriting, fraud, servicing, personalization
- Work closely with product and business leadership to champion AI adoption in both existing and new products
- Balance ML investments across traditional ML and transformer based models
- Evolve ML platform to support our increasing ML needs across Affirm with a special emphasis on training, tuning and serving AI models
- Run a robust, yet shortened ML development lifecycle establishing a culture for experimenting and failing fast
- Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, risk, servicing, legal and compliance
Benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.