Manager, Software Engineering; Continuous Integration

Overview

Manager, Software Engineering (Continuous Integration)  role focuses on leading the Continuous Integration (CI) and Build Infrastructure team to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency of development pipelines, enabling engineers to ship high‑quality software quickly and confidently.

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• 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.

• 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, Git Hub Actions, Circle
  
  CI, 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.
• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field

• Base Pay Grade - P
• Equity Grade - 13
• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $225,000 - $275,000
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $200,000 - $250,000
• Location:
  
  Remote - US
• Affirm offers a simple and transparent pay structure based on location, experience, and skills. Base pay is part of total compensation with potential equity rewards and benefits (including health coverage).
• Benefits highlights include health care coverage, Flexible Spending Wallets, time off, and an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).

Remote - US. Affirm is remote-first; most roles are remote, with optional office options for certain roles.

We’re committed to an inclusive interview experience and can provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process. Affirm complies with applicable fair chance laws where relevant.