Staff Backend CI/CD & Build Systems Engineer

Affirm; Minneapolis (MN); 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 seeks a talented engineer to lead the design and implementation of continuous integration systems, optimizing developer productivity for a remote-first environment.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in CI, cloud-native environments, and modern build systems. This role involves collaborating with engineers and mentoring team members while ensuring high reliability and scalability of CI infrastructure.

Affirm offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on location.

Qualifications

• Proven experience driving engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity.
• Strong background in modern build systems.
• Solid programming background in Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own design, scalability, and reliability of CI build systems.
• Work closely across engineering for smooth integrations.
• Lead and mentor CI engineers to foster collaboration.

Skills

Engineering leadership in CI

Modern build systems

Cloud-native environments

Solid programming skills

Problem-solving skills

Proficiency with managing build systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Tools

GitHub

Buildkite

Artifactory

Bazel

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Affirm seeks a talented engineer to lead the design and implementation of continuous integration systems, optimizing developer productivity for a remote-first environment.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in CI, cloud-native environments, and modern build systems. This role involves collaborating with engineers and mentoring team members while ensuring high reliability and scalability of CI infrastructure.

Affirm offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on location.