Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Continuous Integration)
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
Join our Continuous Integration (CI) team as a Staff Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in enhancing the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of development pipelines. You will design, implement, and optimize systems for automated testing, build orchestration, and deployment, ensuring fast feedback cycles and minimizing downtime through robust monitoring and alerting processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify pain points and drive productivity improvements via tooling and automation. Lead a team of CI engineers, mentor them, and contribute to the strategic vision for developer productivity infrastructure. Ideal candidates have experience in modern build systems like GitHub, Buildkite, and Bazel, proficiency in cloud-native environments such as AWS and Kubernetes, and strong programming skills in Python, Kotlin, or Java. Familiarity with large monorepos and a passion for CI/CD are essential.
Skills
What you'll do
- Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipeline systems across multiple services.
- Optimize build times, test coverage, and reporting to ensure fast feedback cycles for developers.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to minimize CI system downtime.
- Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through automation and best practices.
- Mentor other CI engineers and foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
What we're looking for
- Proven experience leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity.
- Strong background in modern build systems like GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory, and Bazel.
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Solid programming skills in Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar languages.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities to balance long-term vision with short-term impact.
- Experience managing build systems for large monorepos, preferably with Bazel.
- Active contributor to open-source projects or experience at a leading tech company.
Employer
About Affirm
Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending
Affirm currently has 59 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $190,000–$240,000 across 58 roles with salary data.
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