Senior Manager of Software Engineering
Top Benefits
About the 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
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
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
Senior Manager of Software Engineering
Top Benefits
About the 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
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
About Affirm
At Affirm, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.
We have roles across a variety of teams, including engineering, product, finance, operations, revenue, marketing, people and more.
Affirm is also proud to be a remote-first company! Attracting great people starts by finding talent in different places. That's why we built remote work into the DNA of how we do business—but if an office space is more your style, we have offices in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Toronto.
Not to mention we have comprehensive and award-winning benefits that were made for you.
Interested in learning more? Check out our careers page and apply today!
Visit affirm.com/careers for more information.
A note to applicants: Fake job and recruiting scams are on the rise. Affirm will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process. Affirm only uses legitimate company email address domains (either “@affirm.com” or "@us.greenhouse-mail.io”) to communicate with candidates via email.