Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)

Affirm

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$225,000–$275,000 / yr
Posted
9 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $250k
$142k most similar roles pay here $289k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $165,243–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $207,500–$265,000 across 30 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)

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.

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.

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