Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Affirm
Cloud Cost Management
$232-310k
+ ESPP. Salary dependent on location
POS installment loans
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POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$232-310k
+ ESPP. Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of engineering experience with 3+ years leading teams focused on CI/CD, build systems, or release management
- Proven experience managing managers or multiple technical teams in a high-scale production environment
- Deep understanding of modern CI/CD practices, versioned infrastructure, and software delivery automation
- Strong technical foundation in one or more areas: build systems, release pipelines, test automation, or deployment frameworks
- Demonstrated success in improving developer productivity and shortening release cycles while maintaining reliability
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across infrastructure, product, and security organizations
- Track record of developing high-performing teams through clarity of vision, accountability, and mentorship
- Experience in scaling systems and processes that balance developer velocity with operational safety
What the job involves
- The Developer Productivity organization accelerates how software gets built, tested, and shipped at Affirm
- We make it possible for engineers to move quickly and confidently, protecting customers with the right guardrails while freeing teams to focus on building great products
- As the Senior Manager for Developer Productivity (CI/CD & Release), you will lead teams responsible for continuous integration, continuous delivery, and release management across Affirm’s engineering ecosystem
- You will drive measurable improvements in cycle time, reliability, and safety
- Building systems and practices that make releasing software fast, safe, and scalable
- Lead engineering teams responsible for CI/CD and Release Management, ensuring software reaches customers safely and efficiently
- Define and deliver a vision, strategy, and roadmap that automates the release process, reduces manual operations, and scales with Affirm’s growth
- Drive improvements in developer experience by reducing inner and outer loop durations and eliminating friction in build and deployment workflows
- Partner with infrastructure and product engineering teams to build reliable, secure, and high-velocity delivery systems
- Significantly improve key metrics for speed, safety, and reliability, including deploy duration, change failure rate, and mean time to restore
- Mentor engineering leaders and managers, fostering a culture of ownership, clarity, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Product, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to build standard practices and automation that improve confidence, reduce risk, and accelerate development
- Champion reliability and safety through intelligent guardrails, data-driven decision-making, and experimentation
Our take
Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.
Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.
Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.
Kirsty
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.
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