Senior Manager, Product Security Engineering (Platform Security)

Senior Manager, Product Security Engineering (Platform Security)

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. Security is critical to our mission. Our goal is to embed a strong security culture across the company so we can build and operate honest financial products. The Platform Security team forms the backbone of our preventive and responsive security capabilities, protecting cloud‑hosted systems and applications from threats.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, develop, and mentor the Platform Security team, setting direction, managing performance, and ensuring strong communication and execution across distributed time zones.
• Design, implement, and operate cloud security controls for AWS, GCP, and Azure to protect infrastructure, services, and applications from evolving threats.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to influence architecture decisions, define security requirements, and ensure alignment with our technical strategy.
• Strengthen container security by guiding secure design and operation of containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and related ecosystem tooling.
• Drive adoption of DevSecOps practices by embedding automated security checks, workflows, and guardrails into CI / CD pipelines and developer tooling.
• Communicate complex security risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders with clarity, precision, and authority.
• Develop and mature the platform security roadmap, identifying long‑term risks, investments, and capabilities needed to strengthen our cloud posture.
• Define, maintain, and enforce baseline security configurations, standards, and operational processes for cloud platforms, systems, and applications.
• Create and maintain security metrics and dashboards that provide meaningful insights into control effectiveness, program maturity, and areas needing investment.
• Support budget planning, resource allocation, and team development, ensuring the program can scale effectively and deliver strong outcomes over time.

What We Look For

Affirm is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We value people above all else. Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply. We want to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute in meaningful ways, not just those who check every box.

Benefits

Location

Remote – Canada

Compensation

Base Pay Grade : R

Equity Grade : 9

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). The base pay range per year is $206,000 – $256,000.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology

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