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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Continuous Integration)

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about 7 hours ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$200k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Work closely with engineering teams to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows.
  • Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling and automation.
  • Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization to raise engineering efficiency standards.
  • Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.
  • Lead and mentor other CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration.
  • Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals.

Requirements

  • Proven experience driving and leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity domains.
  • Strong background in modern build systems such as GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory, or Bazel.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native environments like AWS and Kubernetes.
  • Solid programming background in Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar languages.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the 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, preferably with Bazel.
  • Active contributor to open source projects or experience with large-scale software development is a plus.

Benefits

  • 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.
  • Generous stipends for spending on technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
  • Competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
  • Employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.

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