Staff Data Engineer – Analytics Engineering
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Staff Data Engineer designing and leading development of data infrastructure at Affirm. Empowering reliable and scalable access to data for analytics and machine learning.
Responsibilities:
- Define and lead the technical strategy and roadmap for Affirm’s data infrastructure and analytics platforms.
- Architect, build, and scale data pipelines and systems that power analytics, machine learning, and business decision-making.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Engineering and Analytics) to deliver data solutions with measurable business impact.
- Champion data quality, observability, governance, and compliance across Affirm’s global systems.
- Act as a technical mentor and multiplier, guiding best practices in data modeling, transformation, and code quality.
- Drive a culture of operational excellence, ensuring data systems are reliable, performant, and well-monitored.
- Collaborate globally to establish consistent technical patterns and elevate the overall data engineering craft.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or related roles.
- Advanced skills in SQL, Python, and modern data transformation tools (e.g., DBT, Airflow).
- Expertise with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Snowflake, BigQuery) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform preferred).
- Strong background in data modeling, pipeline orchestration, and distributed data systems (e.g., Spark, Kafka).
- Proven ability to design, deliver, and maintain large-scale, high-quality data systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to lead through influence.
- A growth mindset and a passion for mentoring others.
Benefits:
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
- Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure 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 monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents).
- In addition, employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).
- Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle.
- Away Days - wellness days to take off work and recharge.
- Learning & Development programs.
- Parental benefits.
- Employee Resource & Community Groups.
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