Staff Software Engineer, Backend – Continuous Integration

🔥 55 minutes ago

🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $181k - $241k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Affirm

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-01

Fintech • B2C • eCommerce

Affirm is a financial technology company that offers a 'Buy Now, Pay Later' service, allowing consumers to make purchases and pay for them over time with flexible payment plans. Affirm eliminates hidden fees and compound interest, providing clear terms and conditions for its users. The company also offers the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows users to request to pay over time for larger purchases or pay in full for smaller ones. Affirm partners with various retailers across multiple categories, including electronics, apparel, and travel, providing customers with the convenience of paying over time at checkout both online and in physical stores. Affirm's services are integrated with Apple Pay, enabling customers to make payments seamlessly from their iPhone or iPad.

📋 Description

• Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build pipelines across multiple services and platforms • Optimize build times, test coverage, reporting, and developer feedback cycles • Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems • Collaborate across engineering on integrations and deployment workflows • Identify developer pain points and lead productivity improvements through tooling, automation, and best practices • Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization • Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure • Lead and mentor CI engineers • Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with 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, e.g. GitHub, Buildkite, and Artifactory • Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code practices • Programming experience in Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar • Ability to guide technical decision-making • Proficiency managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos • Equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field • Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with willingness to learn and leverage them • Open source contributions or large-scale software development experience at a leading tech company is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents • Dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents • Flexible time off • Generous holiday calendars • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with discounted Affirm stock • Remote-first flexibility • Inclusive interview process and accommodations for candidates with disabilities • In-person onboarding experience