Engineering Manager – Developer Environments & Productivity (Remote)

Affirm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Developer Environments team in San Diego, California. The role involves defining the vision for developer productivity, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high reliability of development systems. Candidates should have 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on infrastructure and platform engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years of management experience.
• Experience leading teams in infrastructure, platform engineering, or developer productivity.
• Ability to guide architecture and execution.

Responsibilities

• Define vision for Developer Environments and developer productivity.
• Lead team on technical strategy and projects.
• Own systems powering Developer Environments.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Engineering management experience

Technical background in backend/infrastructure systems

Cloud-native systems

Containerized environments

Track record of operating reliable services

Strong communication and leadership skills

Balancing trade-offs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Python

Kotlin

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform/Helm

Job description

Affirm is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Developer Environments team in San Diego, California. The role involves defining the vision for developer productivity, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high reliability of development systems. Candidates should have 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on infrastructure and platform engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing remote work flexibility.