Job brief: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (Marketplace and Consumer Experiences)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Affirm's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Affirm's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $236,000 to $325,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote US
• Posted: 2026-09-03 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Lead / staff. The title says "Staff".

Must have

• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.

Conditions

• Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.

Main duties

• Lead the vision – Define the technical direction, long-term technical roadmap, and strategic initiatives in Marketplace, Search, Ads Platform, and App Experi…
• Work closely with stakeholders across all teams at Affirm to champion and implement technical excellence in conjunction with business results across all cons…
• Create and influence a strong ownership culture across teams, with high accountability and investment for building for scale and efficiency
• Guide and deliver critical user experiences that deliver customer value quickly and reliably
• Design, implement, and extend core platform components and functionality to enable new products and features to be built

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs across the U.S.: $187k a year (1,113 listings, 67 employers). This listing is 50% higher.
• Across Affirm's 164 open listings, 33% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Affirm hires

What nobody outside the employer knows · Not known

• Whether the role is already filled or on hold: employers often leave listings up.
• How many people applied, and who reads the applications.
• Where in the published range an offer would land.

Ask before you apply

1. Is this role still open, and when do you hope to fill it?
2. Is the role fully remote, and from which states can I work?
3. What are the interview steps, and when should I expect to hear back?

Share this brief

Send it to someone whose opinion you trust. They can open it without an account, and nothing about you is in the link.

Email itText it

To keep a copy, use your browser's Print or Share button.

Next steps

Apply on the employer's page Full listingDoes my CV fit?Practise the interviewShould I apply?

Got a message about this job asking for money or documents? Check the message first.

Keep looking

• All 164 open Affirm jobs, and how Affirm hires.
• Saw a job somewhere else? Check if the employer still lists it.
• Search every job JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. No account needed.