Manager, Software Engineering (Continuous Integration)

## About the Role Affirm is seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead its Continuous Integration (CI) and Build Infrastructure team. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of development pipelines.

## Responsibilities - Define and drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.

• Lead and mentor a team of CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
• Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals.
• 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.

## Requirements - Proven experience leading engineering teams in CI/CD, build systems, or developer productivity domains.

• Strong background in modern build/test automation tools and cloud-native environments.

- Tip: Showcase your experience with modern build automation tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions to stand out.

• Familiarize yourself with Affirm's technology stack and be prepared to discuss how you can contribute to its growth.
• Highlight any experience you have with cloud-native environments and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• When discussing your leadership experience, focus on specific examples of how you've fostered a culture of ownership and collaboration among your team members.
• Be prepared to walk through your approach to optimizing build times and ensuring reliable feedback cycles for developers.