Remote Engineering Manager, Resilience & Chaos Testing

Affirm; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% subsidized medical coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is searching for an Engineering Manager to lead the Resilience Engineering team, focused on ensuring the reliability of production systems through proactive testing techniques. You will define and drive resilience engineering practices while mentoring a skilled team. The position offers a competitive salary of $200,000 to $250,000 annually, remote work flexibility, and comprehensive health benefits including 100% subsidized coverage for you and your dependents.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in reliability, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with production load testing, chaos engineering, or large-scale system validation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a track record of influencing engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Resilience Engineering team to ensure safety and reliability of production systems.
• Own design and evolution of platforms for controlled load testing and fault injection.
• Work closely with engineering teams to design and execute safe production tests.

Skills

Production load testing

Chaos engineering

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Leadership ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Kotlin

Java

Job description

Affirm is searching for an Engineering Manager to lead the Resilience Engineering team, focused on ensuring the reliability of production systems through proactive testing techniques. You will define and drive resilience engineering practices while mentoring a skilled team. The position offers a competitive salary of $200,000 to $250,000 annually, remote work flexibility, and comprehensive health benefits including 100% subsidized coverage for you and your dependents.