Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.</p></div><p>We are seeking a seasoned <strong>Staff Engineer</strong> to help drive our <strong>Continuous Integration (CI) </strong> 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.</p> <h2><strong>What you’ll do</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Systems &amp; Operations<br><br></li> <ul> <li>Own the design, scalability, and reliability of build and pipelines across multiple services and platforms.</li> <li>Ensure fast, reliable feedback cycles for developers by optimizing build times, test coverage, and reporting.</li> <li>Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes for CI systems to minimize downtime.<br><br><br></li> </ul> <li>Collaboration &amp; Enablement<br><br></li> <ul> <li>Work closely with across engineering to ensure smooth integrations and deployment workflows.</li> <li>Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices.</li> <li>Evangelize CI/CD practices across the organization to raise engineering efficiency standards.<br><br></li> </ul> <li>Leadership &amp; Strategy<br><br></li> <ul> <li>Contribute to and help drive the vision for continuous integration and developer productivity infrastructure.</li> <li>Lead and mentor other CI engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.</li> <li>Partner with engineering leadership to align CI systems with broader product and platform goals.</li> </ul> </ul> <h2><br><strong>What we look for</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Proven experience driving and leading engineering efforts in CI, build systems, or developer productivity domains.</li> <li>Strong background in modern build systems (e.g. GitHub, Buildkite, Artifactory).</li> <li>Familiarity with cloud-native environments (AWS, Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code practices.</li> <li>Solid programming background (Python, Kotlin, Java, or similar) and ability to guide technical decision-making.</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to b