Manager, Software Engineering (Continuous Integration)

Overview

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. We are seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead our Continuous Integration (CI) and Build Infrastructure team. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our development pipelines, enabling engineers across the company to ship high-quality software quickly and confidently. The CI Manager will oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of systems that support automated testing, build orchestration, and deployment.

What You’ll Do

• Leadership & Strategy
  • 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.
• Systems & Operations
  • 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.
• Collaboration & Enablement
  • 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.

What We Look For

• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay Grade – P; Equity Grade – 7. Base pay range per year: USD $178,000 - $228,000 (CAD listed where applicable). Affirm offers a total compensation package that may include monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents). Equity rewards may be available. The company emphasizes a remote-first environment with flexibility to work from home; some roles may require occasional office work.

CAN base pay range per year: $178,000 - $228,000 (CAD).

Benefits

• Health care coverage — Affirm covers all premiums for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets — stipends for technology, food, lifestyle, and family-forming expenses
• Time off — competitive vacation and holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) — opportunity to buy shares at a discount

Work Location & Inclusion

Affirm is a remote-first company. The majority of roles are remote and can be done from anywhere within the country of employment. Affirm is committed to inclusive recruitment and provides reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records as required by applicable law.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology