Manager, Software Engineering (App Infrastructure)
Remote US · 3+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 14, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote US
About the role
- The App Infra team at Affirm empowers other engineering teams to deliver delightful iOS and Android mobile app experiences to our customers.
- As the Engineering Manager for the App Infra team, you will own the app architecture, building blocks, and processes that make it easy for Affirm engineers to build user-facing features for our mobile apps with high velocity and quality.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the vision and roadmap for Mobile App Infrastructure Engineering at Affirm, focusing on app architecture, developer productivity, app reliability, performance, and industry best practices.
- Lead and grow a team of senior engineers building a mobile app platform and tooling that empowers other Affirm engineers to ship reliable, performant, user-facing features with high velocity.
- Build trust and drive alignment across engineering, product, design, and leadership on cross-team efforts.
- Make hands-on technical contributions on a regular basis.
Requirements
- You have 5+ years of hands-on mobile app and web engineering experience, including 3+ years working with React Native and 3+ years managing and growing engineering teams.
- You have transformed how mobile or web applications were built at a company.
- You have built and delivered new consumer-facing mobile apps end to end.
- You have scaled at least one mobile app to more than 1 million monthly active users.
- You have a proven track record of building alignment and driving outcomes across teams in complex environments without direct authority.
- You have the technical judgment required to guide architecture, quality, and reliability decisions.
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
- You are a humble, team-first leader who builds a high-trust team culture.
- You possess exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organizational influence skills.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Benefits
- 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents
- Monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending
- Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) to buy Affirm stock at a discount
Workplace
- Remote-first with flexibility built in
- Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office
Skills
- React Native
