Partner Engineer II

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.

Affirm’s vision is to deliver honest financial products that improve lives. In the US now, Affirm now covers half of all ecommerce volume and has access to nearly all buyers. Our mission, as part of the Merchant Engineering team, is to grow Affirm’s revenue by helping Merchants and Partners acquire and retain valued customers with industry leading, innovative Buy Now Pay Later POS checkout experiences. We are just getting started. Come be a part of a team shaping the future!

In this role as a Partner Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise across cross-functional Partnership programs, supporting several stakeholder teams. You will represent Affirm’s engineering team and technologies to partners, such as Stripe, while helping drive technical + business strategy. This role entails operational support for ad hoc partner requests, collaborating with engineering teams on solution design, and managing the execution of long-term initiatives. The ideal candidate will be passionate about fostering a culture of engineering excellence and innovation, unafraid to roll up their sleeves with engineers with a proven track record of delivering results. 

What you’ll do

• Provide day to day support for technical questions from external partner stakeholders

• Contribute to the development of project plans by assisting with solution design, timeline forecasting, task break-down, and testing strategy

• Develop integration support material and documentation for new product rollouts and feature upgrades

• Serve as SME and point of escalation for internal and external teams facing technical challenges

• Maintain clear, professional, and proactive communication with external partners to ensure alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables, while fostering strong, long-term relationships

• Work cross-functionally with internal teams to ensure seamless coordination, share insights, and drive projects to successful completion while maintaining open and constructive communication

• Provide feedback on integration strategy, potential product enhancements, and operational workflows

What we look for

• 2+ years experience in a Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Sales Engineering, Technical Account Management, Solutions Architecture, or any other customer-facing engineering role

• Ability to read and understand multiple programming languages

• Basic understanding …