Staff Software Engineer, Affirm
Backend (Continuous Integration)
$200-275k
Salary dependent on location
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
Be an early applicant
Buy-now-pay-later card for online and in-store
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$200-275k
Salary dependent on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience driving and leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity domains
- Strong background in modern build systems (e.g. GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory, Bazel)
- Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Solid programming background (Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar) and ability to guide technical decision-making
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance long-term vision with short-term impact
- This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Proficiency with managing build systems and frameworks for large monorepos. Preferred experience in Bazel
- Active contributor to open source projects or previous experience with large-scale software development at a leading tech company is a plus
- About You:
- You are driven by a passion for CI/CD and possess a deep commitment to enhancing developer experiences
- You excel in a collaborative team setting, valuing diverse perspectives and contributions
- You are proactive, taking initiative to solve complex systems challenges and drive impact across the organization
- Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
What the job involves
- We are seeking a seasoned Staff Engineer to help drive our Continuous Integration (CI) team
- This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our development pipelines, enabling engineers across the company to ship high-quality software quickly and confidently
- The Staff Engineer will help drive the design, implementation, and optimization of systems that support automated testing, build orchestration, and deployment
- Systems & Operations
- Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipelines across multiple services and platforms
- Ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers by optimizing build times, test coverage, and reporting
- Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems to minimize downtime
- Collaboration & Enablement
- Work closely with across engineering to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows
- Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices
- Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization to raise engineering efficiency standards
- Leadership & Strategy
- Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure
- Lead and mentor other CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence
- Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals
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.
Serving over 21 million consumers and over 300,000 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
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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