Senior Director, Traffic Management

Employment Type: [Not Specified] Location Type: Remote-First (within country of employment) Salary Range (CAN): $264,000 - $304,000 per year

Position Overview

Affirm is revolutionizing credit by offering honest and transparent "buy now, pay later" solutions without hidden fees or compounding interest. We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Director to lead the development of world-class traffic management capabilities, crucial for scaling our mission and ensuring reliable service delivery. This role requires a leader who can set an inspiring vision while also diving deep into the technical details of our systems and business.

Responsibilities

• Vision Setting: Define the future direction for traffic management, capacity planning, and load testing practices at Affirm.
• Team Building: Recruit and lead a team of exceptional engineers with expertise in traffic management concepts (e.g., load shedding, rate limiting, caching).
• Peak Season Planning: Spearhead the annual peak season planning initiatives across the entire technology organization.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with and support the broader engineering organization, understanding their needs and deploying developed capacity planning and load testing tools.
• Roadmap Contribution: Actively participate in the engineering-wide roadmap planning process.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor and manage high-potential engineers and leaders, fostering their career growth.
• Execution Focus: Maintain a deep understanding of Affirm's business, systems, and people, immersing yourself in day-to-day execution and delivery.
• Communication: Effectively communicate vision and strategy to your team, the engineering organization, senior executives, and partners.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing traffic management, load testing, or capacity planning at an organization serving hundreds of millions of users.
• Extensive expertise in designing and implementing large-scale traffic shaping, cluster management, and load shedding systems.
• A successful track record of leading and delivering complex, multi-year engineering infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, hire, and partner effectively with principal software engineers.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a strong opinion on technology development and a commitment to detailed execution.
• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating vision to diverse audiences.
• Passion for Affirm's mission of delivering honest financial products and building a meritocracy.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Pay Grade: V
• Equity Grade: 10
• Total Compensation: Includes base pay, potential equity rewards, and monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending.
• Health Benefits: Affirm covers 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets: Generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family-forming expenses.
• Time Off: Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• ESPP: Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility.

Company Information

Affirm is a financial technology company dedicated to making credit honest and friendly. We provide flexible "buy now, pay later" solutions designed to improve consumers' financial lives. As a remote-first company, we offer flexibility for employees to work from almost anywhere within their country of employment. Some roles may require occasional office visits for proximal employees.

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