Senior Partner Engineer (Partnership Engineering)
Position Overview
Job Description
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
In this role as a Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership across Commercial and Product Partnership teams, supporting large cross-functional programs. You will represent Affirm’s engineering team and technologies to partners, while helping drive technical + business strategy. This role entails operational support for ad hoc partner requests, collaborating with engineering teams on solution design, and managing the execution of long-term initiatives. The ideal candidate will be passionate about fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation, unafraid to roll up their sleeves with engineers with a proven track record of delivering results.
What You'll Do
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Provide day to day support for technical questions from external partner stakeholders
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Lead the development of project plans by driving solution designs, timeline forecasting, task break-down, and testing strategy
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Develop integration support material and documentation for new products rollouts and feature updates
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Collaborate with Product + Eng leadership to build out partnership roadmaps
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Serves as an overarching SME and point of escalation for internal and external teams facing technical challenges
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Maintain clear, professional, and proactive communication with external partners to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables, while fostering strong, long-term relationships
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Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure seamless coordination, share insights, and drive projects to successful completion while maintaining open and constructive communication
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Provide feedback on integration strategy, potential product enhancements, and operational workflows
What We Look For
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4+ years experience in a Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Sales Engineering, Technical Account Management, Solutions Architecture, or any other customer-facing engineering role
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Ability to read and understand multiple programming languages
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Experience with long-term project planning and execution
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Experience with Ecommerce technologies and data models
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Thorough understanding of JSON, HTML, REST API, and Webhook technologies
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Thorough understanding of the following concepts: integrating UX elements w/ backend services, frameworks, and 3rd party developer APIs
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Experience with observability tools and applications
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong project management skills, capable of influencing internal and external stakeholders to stay on schedule
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Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better
Pay Grade - L
Equity Grade - 4
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
CAN base pay range per year: $125,000 - $175,000
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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Perks & Benefits
Practice Area
Intellectual Property
Position
Senior
Applicant Location Requirements
Applicants must be located in: US
Application Contact
Contact: Affirm Hiring Team
Application Deadline
June 22, 2026
Employment Type
Full time
Work Arrangement
Remote/Telecommute Position
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