Affirm
Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)
Remote Infrastructure Platform Eng role with clear candidate location fit.
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Eligible countries2 accepted countries
Seniority signalLead
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
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Role overview
Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)
Requirements and responsibilities
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What you’ll do
- Systems & Operations
- Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipelines across multiple services and platforms.
- Ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers by optimizing build times, test coverage, and reporting.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems to minimize downtime.
- Collaboration & Enablement
- Work closely with across engineering to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows.
- Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices.
- Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization to raise engineering efficiency standards.
- Leadership & Strategy
- Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
- Lead and mentor other CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals.
Details
- Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipelines across multiple services and platforms.
- Ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers by optimizing build times, test coverage, and reporting.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems to minimize downtime.
- Work closely with across engineering to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows.
- Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices.
- Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization to raise engineering efficiency standards.
- Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
- Lead and mentor other CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals.
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
What we look for
- Proven experience driving and leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity domains.
- Strong background in modern build systems (e.g. GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory, Bazel).
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Solid programming background (Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar) and ability to guide technical decision-making.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance long-term vision with short-term impact.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Proficiency with managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos. Preferred experience in Bazel.
- Active contributor to open source projects or previous experience with large-scale software development at a leading tech company is a plus.
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
About You:
- You are driven by a passion for CI/CD and possess a deep commitment to enhancing developer experiences.
- You excel in a collaborative team setting, valuing diverse perspectives and contributions.
- You are proactive, taking initiative to solve complex systems challenges and drive impact across the organization.
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
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