Senior Sales Engineer
Affirm
New York, United States Posted September 13, 2026
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Salary Range
$155,250 - $243,000
Job Description
Join Affirm as a Senior Sales Engineer, where you'll leverage your technical expertise and communication skills to help enterprise merchants design and implement scalable solutions on the Affirm platform. You'll support pre-sale activities, develop merchant solutions, build trust with technical counterparts, and influence product development. This remote-first position offers a competitive compensation package, generous time off, and opportunities for learning and development.
- Support pre-sale activities by leading technical discovery, analyzing requirements, and identifying well-architected solutions.
- Architect elegant solutions addressing specific customer challenges, including complex integrations and customizations.
- Build the trust of your technical counterparts, both internally and externally, while also fostering long-term relationships with our Enterprise & Key merchants.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time
- 3+ years of current experience in the payments, fintech, or closely related industry
- 4+ years of experience in 4+ years in Sales Engineering, Solution Architecture, Partner Engineering, Solutions Engineering, technical sales or pre-sales roles, focusing on solution architecture and best practices
- Experience architecting solutions & technically positioning them with prospects for e-commerce platforms, payment gateways, in-store point of sale systems etc
- Extensive experience with Ecomm, In-Store, Telesales etc. checkout & payment solutions
- Proven ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, work independently and drive projects to completion with minimum guidance and high attention to detail
- Strong technical acumen in API integrations, SaaS platforms, and enterprise architectures, with particular emphasis on Checkout processes and payment systems
- Keen technical mind comfortable writing scripts in at least one programming language
- BA/BS degree in business/technology, or equivalent technical account management experience
- Solid understanding of financial infrastructure industry trends and emerging technologies
- Executive presence and strong relationship-building skills
- Passion for customer success and dedication to championing the customer voice
- Passion and drive to change consumer checkouts & payments for the better
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
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