Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Auth Experiences)
Affirm· Checkout
Remote$195k - $255kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Frontend engineer focused on authentication, verification, and fraud journeys; contributes to web and mobile interfaces with a focus on high availability and low latency in Trust & Safety authentication experiences at Affirm.
Responsibilities
- Owning and delivering quarterly goals for the team; guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems; ensuring team delivery.
- Collaborating with product management, design & analytics during ideation; articulating technical constraints; partnering on risk-aware trade-offs.
- Proactively identifying project, process, technology or business issues; advocating for and leading resolution.
- Supporting operations and availability of team artifacts by creating/monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting on-call efforts.
- Fostering a culture of quality and ownership by setting/improving code review and design standards; promoting them beyond the team via writing and tech talks.
- Developing talent on the team by providing feedback, guidance, and leading by example.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience developing and architecting web applications using declarative UI frameworks like React or Vue
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience defining a technical plan for delivering significant features or system components with elegant, simple, extensible design
- Proficiency at making significant changes in a large code base with tools and practices to do so safely
- Demonstrated ownership of personal growth and proactive feedback seeking
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with a global engineering team
- Equivalent practical experience or Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Skills
Required:React or VueJavaScript/TypeScript
Benefits
- Health coverage at no cost for employees and dependents
- Monthly stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Base pay with potential equity rewards and additional stipends as part of total compensation
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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