Director, Software Engineering (Site Reliability Engineering)

Details

• Set the vision and drive execution for Reliability Engineering at Affirm
• Own and coordinate delivery of high availability of core Affirm’s services, to attain our service level standards and expectations with external partners
• Iterate and maintain a best-in-industry global incident response & lifecycle program
• Build software and program management structure to perform continual risk management across the entire Affirm system and Engineering organization
• Run a robust development lifecycle establishing a culture for operational excellence, while experimenting and failing fast
• Work with a wide variety of cross functional partners outside of engineering ranging from product, enterprise risk, security, legal and compliance
• Hire and build a global team of SREs, system engineers, and full stack engineers
• Cultivate a respectful and supportive environment for all team members that effectively demonstrates the diversity of the team
• 15+ years of relevant experience in software and site reliability engineering
• Experience leading SRE, systems engineering, and full stack engineering teams
• Successful track record driving key outcomes that drive the company’s success
• Comfortable partnering across disciplines and influencing across a wide variety of leaders
• World-class communicator with excellent instincts for empathetic messaging
• Keen technical mind comfortable reading and understanding full-stack code
• Proven track record of establishing and growing teams, retaining talent, and comfort working with ambiguity
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount