Distinguished Software Engineer, Architecture (Infrastructure)

About the Role

As a Distinguished Software Engineer, Architecture (Infrastructure), you will be a pivotal leader within Affirm’s Architecture Group, owning the technical vision and roadmap for foundational infrastructure platforms. This exciting role offers the opportunity to drive innovation and architectural coherence across the entire company, directly impacting developer empowerment and system resilience.

Role Impact and Key Infrastructure Areas

You will serve as the accountable technical leader for four critical infrastructure domains:

• Developer Productivity: Encompassing CI/CD, application testing, environments & tooling, and code standards.
• Reliability Engineering: Covering SRE practices, observability platforms, and reliability engineering frameworks.
• Data & Storage Services: Including online storage, data lakes, streaming infrastructure, and batch systems.
• Online Services: Focusing on traffic management, capacity planning, and load testing.

Responsibilities

• Drive the long-term technical vision for Affirm’s Infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and developer empowerment.
• Lead architectural strategy and roadmap definition in collaboration with domain tech leads and the broader Architecture Group.
• Champion patterns and platforms that maximize developer productivity and system resilience.
• Define and uphold standards for infrastructure design, operational excellence, and quality.
• Partner with Product, Platform, and Engineering leadership to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.