Senior Backend CI Engineer - Remote and Build Systems Leader

Affirm; Las Vegas (NV); 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 hiring for a role focused on enhancing CI systems and developer productivity in Las Vegas, NV. The successful candidate will lead engineering efforts, mentor teams, and work across functions to improve the scalability and reliability of systems.

We seek individuals with a proven track record in modern build systems and a commitment to fostering a collaborative environment. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and equity rewards.

Qualifications

• Experience driving engineering efforts in CI or developer productivity.
• Proficient in managing large monorepos and build systems.
• Active contributor to open source or large-scale software development.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, scalability, and reliability of CI systems.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure smooth deployment workflows.
• Lead and mentor CI engineers, fostering technical excellence.

Skills

CI/CD practices

Engineering efforts in build systems

Cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes)

Python, Kotlin, Java programming

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

GitHub

Bazel

Buildkite

Artifactory

Job description

Affirm is hiring for a role focused on enhancing CI systems and developer productivity in Las Vegas, NV. The successful candidate will lead engineering efforts, mentor teams, and work across functions to improve the scalability and reliability of systems.

We seek individuals with a proven track record in modern build systems and a commitment to fostering a collaborative environment. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, including comprehensive health coverage and equity rewards.