Staff Partner Engineer

Staff Partner Solutions Engineer (Partner Engineering) 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. Overview In this role as a Staff Partner Solutions Engineer you will be responsible for providing technical leadership across Commercial and Product Partnership teams, supporting large cross‑functional programs and representing the engineering team and technologies to partners while helping drive technical and business strategy. Responsibilities Develop detailed project plans, including solution design, timeline estimation, task breakdown, and testing plan. Provide day‑to‑day support for technical questions from external partner stakeholders. Develop integration support material and documentation for new products, rollouts, and features. Serve as the overarching SME and point of escalation for internal and external teams facing technical challenges. Make recommendations on integration strategy, platform evolution, infrastructure, and tooling selection to optimize user experience. Explore the business intersection between our commercial strategy and technical partnership capabilities. Contribute to the development of pertinent external documentation to strengthen the overall partnership experience. Qualifications 4+ years of experience in a solutions engineering, partner engineering, sales engineering, technical account management, solutions architecture, or similar customer‑facing engineering role. Ability to read and understand multiple programming languages. Experience and understanding of JSON, HTML, REST API, and webhook technologies. Familiarity with integrating UX elements with backend services, frameworks, and third‑party developer APIs. Experience with alerting and monitoring tools and applications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong project management skills; ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to stay on schedule. Passion and drive to change consumer banking for the better. Nice to have: experience with partner platform types such as e‑commerce, payment processors, payment gateways, and wallets. Pay & Equity Base pay range per year: $150,000 – $200,000. Equity grade 5. Employees new to the company typically start at the beginning of the pay range. Pay may be augmented with monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending. Benefits Health care coverage – affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents. Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family expenses. Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules. ESPP – employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares at a discount. Additional benefits include 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision. Location & Remote Policy Affirm is a remote‑first company. The majority of our roles are remote and you can work from anywhere in the U.S. While professionals in proximal roles have flexibility to work remotely, occasional office presence is required. A limited number of roles remain office‑based due to job responsibilities. EEO, Accessibility, & Privacy We believe it is On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. By the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. To apply, you acknowledge that you have read our Global Candidate Privacy Notice and give informed consent to the collection, processing, use, and storage of your personal information as described therein. #J-18808-Ljbffr