--- title: 'Manager, Sales Engineering at Affirm' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/manager-sales-engineering-affirm-united-states-y54fcm0j4zha' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-01' --- # Manager, Sales Engineering at Affirm - **Company:** Affirm - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/8045391003 ## Job description At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. As a Manager of Sales Engineering, you’ll combine your People Come First leadership, technical depth, and communication skills to help enterprise merchant partners evaluate and integrate Affirm. You will lead and develop a team of Sales Engineers while actively participating in deals, guiding integration decisions, and building relationships with merchants’ technical and business leaders. You’ll develop a deep working knowledge of Affirm’s products and integration solutions, participate in and lead technical sales calls, and provide hands-on support when the team needs coverage or additional technical leadership. You’ll also strengthen the team’s ability to build, test, and troubleshoot integrations in sandbox environments, grounding merchant recommendations in practical experience. Sales Engineers are part of the Partner Engineering team and work closely with Affirm’s Revenue, Engineering, and Product teams. Together, you’ll solve merchant integration challenges, identify product enhancements, and build internal processes that scale. ## What you’ll do - Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Sales Engineers, setting clear expectations for technical proficiency, merchant engagement, and performance. - Actively participate in deals alongside your team, supporting live technical discovery, integration discussions, and solution presentations. - Partner with merchant technical and business leaders when an opportunity requires leadership involvement. - Develop and maintain deep working knowledge of Affirm’s products, APIs, and integration options so you can evaluate solutions, explain tradeoffs, and help resolve technical blockers. - Build, test, and troubleshoot integrations in sandbox or simulated merchant environments, and coach the team to develop the same practical capabilities. - Use AI development tools in your own technical work and coach the team to apply them effectively when building prototypes, developing integrations, and testing solutions, with accountability for the quality and correctness of the resulting code. - Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Revenue to design effective merchant solutions, address integration gaps, and win new business. - Translate merchant requirements and recurring technical challenges into actionable product feedback and improvements to internal processes. - Create a respectful, supportive environment where diverse perspectives contribute to better decisions and team members receive clear feedback and opportunities to grow. ## What we look for - Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better. - BA/BS degree in business or technology. - 4–6+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, or a comparable customer-facing technical role, and 3–4 years of people management experience. - A track record of developing technical talent, setting clear expectations, and holding teams accountable for results. - Demonstrated ability and willingness to stay hands-on while managing a team, including personally leading technical customer conversations and helping advance deals. - Practical experience building, testing, and troubleshooting API-based integrations, with proficiency in at least one programming language. - Strong technical judgment and the ability to translate business requirements into integration recommendations, explain tradeoffs, and identify implementation risks. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build credibility with developers, business stakeholders, and senior leaders. Base Pay Grade - M Equity Grade - 8 USA Pacific OTE (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $185,000 - $245,000 USA Sapphire OTE (all other U.S. states): $164,000 - $224,000 Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #LI-Remote Remote-first with flexibility built in Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience. ## Benefits designed for you Our benefits reflect our commitment to care, transparency, and flexibility. Here are a few highlights: - Health coverage at no cost: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents. - Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you. - Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to. - Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount. We’re committed to providing an inclusive interview process, including accommodations for candidates with disabilities. If you need support, we’re happy to help. For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: Affirm considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law. By clicking "Submit Application," you acknowledge that you have read Affirm's [Global Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.affirm.com/global-candidate-privacy-notice) and consent to the use of your personal information as described. ## About Affirm ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Affirm is a financial technology company that offers transparent, flexible buy now, pay later (BNPL) installment loans, a debit card, and a savings account, enabling consumers to pay over time without hidden fees. - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: AFRM) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2012 - **Founders**: Max Levchin, Nathan Gettings, Jeffrey Kaditz, Alex Rampell ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial services – point-of-sale lending, digital payments, consumer banking. - **Target customers**: B2C (consumers seeking flexible payment options) and B2B (merchants of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprise retailers). - **Mission or purpose statement**: To deliver honest financial products that improve lives, offering transparency with no late fees or hidden charges. ## Products & Services - **Adaptive Checkout**: An AI-powered checkout flow that optimizes payment options for each consumer. - **AdaptAI**: A suite of AI tools for merchants to personalize offers and manage risk. - **BoostAI**: An AI-driven feature that dynamically adjusts installment terms to increase approval rates. - **Split Pay**: A BNPL product that lets consumers split purchases into biweekly payments. - **Affirm Card**: A Visa debit card that allows cardholders to pay over time at any merchant that accepts Visa. - **Affirm Money Account**: A high-yield savings account and debit card, held with Cross River Bank, Member FDIC. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: USD 5.17 billion (as of July 2026) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – USD 3.22 billion (trailing twelve months as of Q3 FY2026). Total funding raised (including debt financing) – USD 9.57 billion. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include Bed Bath & Beyond, Royal Caribbean, Stripe (UK), Google, Costco, and Backcountry. Investors include Morgan Stanley, Sixth Street, and CPP Investments. - **Growth Signals**: Nearly 27 million active consumers, 515,000 active merchants, and over $46 billion in Gross Merchandise Volume (LTM as of March 31, 2026). Revenue grew to $3.22B, and the company achieved positive net income of $52M in FY2025. Headcount increased 1.1% YoY to 2,132 employees, with active job postings up 103.8% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - **Transparency-first model**: No late fees, no compounding interest – a key differentiator in the BNPL space. - **Machine learning underwriting**: Proprietary risk models that evaluate each transaction in real-time, reducing defaults while maintaining high approval rates. - **Large merchant network**: 515,000+ active merchants, including major retailers, providing broad consumer reach. - **Integrated ecosystem**: The Affirm Card and Money Account create a sticky financial platform beyond just checkout loans. ## Strategic Focus - **International expansion**: Currently operating in the U.S., Canada, and the UK, with recent partnerships (e.g., Stripe in UK, Royal Caribbean in UK/Canada) signaling further global growth. - **AI & personalization**: Continued investment in AI tools (AdaptAI, BoostAI) to improve merchant conversion and consumer experience. - **Affirm Card growth**: Driving adoption of the card as a daily payment method, with 4.4 million card active consumers. - **Capital partnerships**: Renewing and expanding capital partnerships (e.g., CPP Investments) to fund loan origination. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first culture**: Most roles are remote within the employee’s home country, with a simple, transparent compensation structure. - **Generous benefits**: 18 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and non-birth parents, plus a 4-week return-to-work transition at full pay. 20 company-wide paid days off (“Away Days”) to collectively recharge. Flexible time off, mental healthcare programs, and “spending wallets” for tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning. - **Learning & development**: Exciting learning programs to level up growth. - **Employee community**: Active employee resource groups and supportive communities. - **Compensation**: Transparent, flexible, remote-first structure. Example: Senior Software Engineer median salary ~$207,029/year. - **Workplace ratings**: 3.8/5 on LinkedIn (638 reviews), with compensation rated 4.4/5, culture 3.6/5, and work-life balance 3.6/5. - **Engineering culture**: Heavy technical team (29% of workforce in engineering/technical roles), with strong talent from PayPal, Amazon, Google, and Stripe. ## Sources 1. [affirm.com/careers](https://www.affirm.com/careers) 2. [linkedin.com/company/affirm](https://www.linkedin.com/company/affirm) 3. 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