Manager, Software Engineering (Continuous Integration)

Affirm; Canada; Remote; CAD 178,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their Continuous Integration and Build Infrastructure team. This remote role requires proven experience in CI/CD and developer productivity, strong communication skills, and the ability to mentor engineers. Compensation includes a salary range of CAD 178,000 - 228,000 and generous benefits including health coverage and flexible spending stipends.

Benefits

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in CI/CD or developer productivity.
• Strong background in modern build/test automation tools.
• Familiarity with cloud-native environments and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the vision for continuous integration.
• Lead and mentor a team of CI engineers.
• Partner with engineering leadership for alignment with product goals.
• Ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers.

Skills

Leading engineering teams in CI/CD

Understanding of modern build/test automation tools

Familiarity with cloud-native environments

Solid programming background

Excellent problem-solving skills

Strong communication and leadership skills

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Remote Canada

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

• 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.
• 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 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 and Benefits

Base Pay Grade - P

Equity Grade - 7

Base pay is part of 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). In addition, the employees may be eligible for equity rewards offered by Affirm Holdings, Inc. (parent company).

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

Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.

Benefits highlights

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount

We believe It’s On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

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We’re extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first.