Affirm

Software Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Platform – Continuous Integration

Affirm

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsKotlinKubernetesPython

About the role

  • Define and drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
  • Lead and mentor a team of 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Benefits
  • 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.)
  • 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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
CI/CDbuild systemsdeveloper productivitybuild/test automationPythonKotlinJavainfrastructure-as-codemonitoringincident response
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationownershiptechnical excellenceinitiativeevangelismteam building
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree