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Lead and develop a team of Sales Engineers while actively participating in deals, guiding integration decisions, building and testing sandbox integrations, and using AI tools to prototype solutions.
4‑6+ years in Sales/Solutions Engineering, 3‑4 years of people‑management experience, strong API integration skills, proficiency in a programming language, and excellent communication with technical and business stakeholders.
The role bridges merchants and Affirm’s product, ensuring smooth integrations, informing product improvements, and driving new business, which is central to delivering clear, predictable financing experiences.
A hands‑on technical leader who enjoys mentoring engineers, solving integration challenges, and staying in the customer‑facing flow while shaping strategy and product feedback.
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
What we look for
Base Pay Grade - M
Equity Grade - 8
Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, which includes the annual base pay and the sales incentive target.
USA On Target Earnings (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $225,000 - $287,500
USA On Target Earnings (all other U.S. states) per year: $200,000 - $262,500
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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.
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