Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration) @Affirm

Overview

The role of Staff Software Engineer for the Continuous Integration team at Affirm focuses on ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of development pipelines to enable engineers to deliver 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.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows.
• Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices.
• Contribute to the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
• Lead and mentor CI engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence.
• Align CI systems with broader product and platform goals in partnership with engineering leadership.

Requirements

• Experience in leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity.
• 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) and ability to guide technical decision-making.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with an ability to balance long-term vision with short-term impact.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency with managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos.
• Active contribution to open source projects or experience with large-scale software development is a plus.

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for employees and their dependents.
• Generous stipends for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
• Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted share purchases.

Location

Remote within Canada.

How to Apply

Please submit your application through the Affirm career page.

Deadline

This posting is for an existing vacancy.