Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Continuous Integration

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipeline processes across various services and platforms.

• Ensure rapid and dependable feedback cycles for developers by enhancing build times, test coverage, and reporting mechanisms.

• Establish monitoring, alerting, and incident response protocols for CI systems to reduce downtime.

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to facilitate seamless integrations and deployment workflows.

• Recognize developer challenges and spearhead initiatives to boost productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices.

• Advocate for CI/CD methodologies throughout the organization to elevate engineering efficiency standards.

• Contribute to and help shape the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.

• Lead and mentor fellow CI engineers, promoting a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.

• Collaborate with engineering leadership to align CI systems with overarching product and platform objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in spearheading and guiding engineering initiatives in CI, build systems, or developer productivity areas.

• Robust background in contemporary build systems (e.g., GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory, Bazel).

• Knowledge of cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code methodologies.

• Strong programming foundation (Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar) with the capability to influence technical decision-making.

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with a talent for balancing long-term vision against short-term impacts.

• This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

• Expertise in managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos, with a preference for experience in Bazel.

• Active participation in open source projects or prior experience with large-scale software development at a top tech company is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.

• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for expenses related to Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family formation.

• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.

• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan that enables you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.