Joblaze summary

The Engineering Onboarding Manager at Affirm is responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive onboarding experience for new engineers, ensuring they quickly become effective contributors. This role requires a solid understanding of modern software development practices, including AI-assisted development and deployment processes. Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of experience in a technical leadership position and a knack for creating inclusive learning environments. The position emphasizes collaboration across various teams to continuously enhance the onboarding process.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 13, 2026. Last confirmed on Affirm's careers page October 30, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
Starts above 88% of 48 comparable mid management roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $133,000 across 29 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
AI/ML appears in 18.4% of 478 comparable mid management roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding role remote?: Yes — Affirm lists this as a fully remote position.
What's the salary range?: Affirm lists $204,000–$264,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: 2–4 years of relevant experience for this Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Software Engineering, technical onboarding.
What seniority level is this role?: Affirm targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding role at Affirm.

From the original posting

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.

About the role

We are looking for a collaborative Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding to build an AI-first onboarding experience that helps new engineers become confident, effective builders. You will create the technical learning, practical support, and community that enable engineers to understand Affirm’s systems, ship, and grow their impact.

What you’ll do

You will own the design and delivery of Engineering onboarding, creating a welcoming, technically credible experience for new engineers across North America and EMEA.
You will lead hands-on learning experiences at our San Francisco office, complemented by virtual and regional programming that helps engineers build relationships, context, and practical fluency.
You will partner with Engineering leaders and subject-matter experts across Developer Productivity, SRE, Security, Architecture, and Product teams to build and maintain useful technical onboarding content.
You will translate Affirm’s AI-first engineering practices into practical learning experiences, including agent-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and production support.
You will work with managers and buddies to create clear, role-relevant onboarding plans that help new engineers establish context, connect with their teams, and begin contributing effectively.
You will coordinate with Recruiting, Learning, People Ops, IT, Facilities, Finance, and regional partners to ensure each cohort has the access, equipment, environment, and support needed for a strong start.
You will gather feedback from new hires, managers, and facilitators, then use it to continuously improve the content, operations, and experience of Engineering onboarding.

What we look for

You have 2–4 years of experience as a technical leader in a software engineering organization.
You understand modern software development practices, including AI-assisted development, code review, testing, CI, deployment, observability, and incident response.
You have improved engineering workflows, technical learning programs, or operating practices through thoughtful program design, feedback, and cross-functional execution.
You can turn ambiguous problems into clear plans, playbooks, and operating rhythms.
You have the technical judgment to earn trust with Engineering Managers and senior ICs, and to shape practical, credible onboarding experiences.
You can influence and align partners across Engineering, Learning, Recruiting, People Ops, IT, Facilities, and other teams without direct authority.
You communicate clearly, create inclusive learning environments, and enjoy helping engineers build confidence in their craft.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Base Pay Grade - P

Equity Grade - 13

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $230,000 - $290,000
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $204,000 - $264,000

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Remote-first with flexibility built in
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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Staff Technical Program Manager, Engineering Onboarding

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