Affirm is seeking to improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of their development pipelines to enable engineers to ship high-quality software quickly and confidently
Requirements
- Proven experience leading engineering teams in CI/CD, build systems, or developer productivity domains
- Strong background in modern build/test automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite, Bazel)
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, GCP, 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
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring and growing high-performing teams
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure
- 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
Other
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Location: Remote - US
- Ability to work remotely, but may be required to work out of an assigned Affirm office
- Must be eligible to work in the US
- Equivalent practical experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
