Senior Software Engineer - IAM

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.

We are building the next generation of Identity and Access Management s is a software engineering role focused on evolving and extending our enterprise identity platform.

SailPoint & Auth0 are core systems in our environment. You will work directly within it, but your responsibility goes beyond configuration. You will design and build automation, integrations, and intelligent workflows that reduce manual operations and move us toward a highly scalable, AI-assisted identity platform.

If you are excited about combining backend engineering, cloud-native systems, CI/CD discipline, and AI-driven automation within the identity domain, this role is for you.

• Own and evolve our SailPoint & Auth0 based identity platforms, including workflows, integrations, and governance controls
• Design and build backend services and automation frameworks that extend SailPoint & Auth0 capabilities
• Develop AI-assisted workflows that interpret structured and unstructured inputs such as Jira tickets and generate safe, reviewable IAM changes
• Build human-in-the-loop automation systems for provisioning, role modeling, and privileged access management
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git Hub and Buildkite to ensure safe, reliable deployments
• Improve test coverage, code quality, and release automation across the Identity platform
• Integrate with AWS services and other enterprise systems using secure, scalable APIs
• Use modern AI development tooling such as cloud-based AI services, Cursor, and model context protocols to accelerate secure automation development
• Partner with Security, IT, and Engineering to define the long-term architecture of identity at Affirm

Example problems you may work on:

• Building a platform that reads Jira tickets, uses AI to determine required IAM changes, proposes those changes for human approval, and safely executes them in production
• Designing event-driven identity lifecycle automation across HR, access governance, and privileged systems
• Creating reusable frameworks for secure, AI-powered access management workflows
• Establishing automated testing and deployment standards for identity infrastructure

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
• Strong production experience in Python or a similar backend language
• Experience designing APIs, automation frameworks, and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Git Hub-based development workflows and Buildkite or similar build systems
• Experience with cloud-native development, preferably AWS
• Experience integrating with third-party enterprise platforms via APIs
• Experience working with IAM or IGA platforms such as SailPoint, or CIAM Platforms such as Auth0
• Ability to pass a backend software engineering interview and contribute production-quality code regularly
• Experience building AI-assisted or LLM-driven automation systems
• Familiarity with tools such as Cursor and other AI-augmented development environments
• Experience working with model context protocols or similar structured AI orchestration frameworks
• Experience with infrastructure as code such as Terraform
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, SOX, ISO, or PCI

Base Pay Grade - N

Equity Grade - Poland 4

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 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, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

Additional benefits include:

• Type of employment:
  Contract of Employment
• Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle
• Away Days - wellness days to take…