Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Continuous Integration) @Affirm

Overview

Affirm is seeking a seasoned Staff Engineer to drive their Continuous Integration (CI) team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of development pipelines. The role focuses on enabling engineers to ship high-quality software quickly and confidently.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipelines across multiple services and platforms.
• Optimize build times, test coverage, and reporting to ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems to minimize downtime.
• Work closely with engineering teams for seamless 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 enhance engineering efficiency.
• Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
• Lead and mentor CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Align CI systems with broader product and platform goals in partnership with engineering leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience in driving and leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity domains.
• Strong background in modern build systems (e.g., GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory).
• Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Solid programming background (Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar) with the ability to guide technical decision-making.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, balancing long-term vision with short-term impact.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos.
• Active contribution to open source projects or experience in large-scale software development is a plus.

Benefits

• 100% medical coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Monthly spending stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options.
• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) allowing purchase of Affirm stock at a discount.

Location

Remote within Canada.

How to Apply

To apply, submit your application through the provided link.

Deadline

This posting is for an existing vacancy.