Remote Staff Backend Engineer – CI/CD & Build Systems

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Generous stipends for Technology, Food, and Lifestyle

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a CI Engineer to lead and optimize continuous integration and developer productivity systems. The role requires strong leadership in build systems and collaboration with engineering teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with proficiency in cloud-native environments and programming.

This remote-first position offers competitive pay with a base range of $200,000 - $250,000 per year for most U.S. states, plus equity, health coverage, and various stipends.

Qualifications

• Experience driving engineering efforts in CI or related domains.
• Strong background in modern build systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-native environments.
• Solid programming background and decision-making ability.
• Proficiency managing large monorepos.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and reliability of CI systems.
• Work with engineering for smooth integration.
• Lead initiatives to improve developer productivity.

Skills

Engineering leadership in CI

Modern build systems expertise

Cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes)

Programming (Python, Kotlin, Java)

Problem-solving skills

Managing build systems for monorepos

Open source contributions

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

GitHub

Buildkite

Artifactory

Bazel

Job description

Affirm is seeking a CI Engineer to lead and optimize continuous integration and developer productivity systems. The role requires strong leadership in build systems and collaboration with engineering teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with proficiency in cloud-native environments and programming.

This remote-first position offers competitive pay with a base range of $200,000 - $250,000 per year for most U.S. states, plus equity, health coverage, and various stipends.