Affirm
FinTech
Manager,SoftwareEngineering(CodetoEnvironments)
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“Manager, Software Engineering (Code to Environments) at Affirm. Skills: Engineering Management, Developer Productivity, Platform Engineering, Cloud-Native Systems, Containerized Environments, CI/CD Systems, Service Operation, Reliability. Define and drive the vision for Developer Environments and inner-loop developer productivity. Set technical strategy for the team”
What You'll Achieve.
Simplify and accelerate software development across the company; Enable engineers to ship code quickly, safely, and with confidence; Enhance developer velocity and reliability; Minimize downtime and developer impact
Industry & Context.
On-call, Occasional work out of assigned Affirm office (for proximal roles)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years of engineering management experience (or equivalent people leadership experience), Proven experience leading engineering teams in infrastructure, platform engineering, developer productivity, or adjacent domains, technical background in backend/infrastructure systems, Experience building and operating cloud-native systems (AWS, Kubernetes), using infrastructure-as-code practices, Hands-on familiarity with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes), Hands-on familiarity with CI/CD systems (e.g., Buildkite, Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Track record of operating services with a high reliability bar (monitoring, on-call, incident response, postmortems, continuous hardening), communication and leadership skills, track record of mentoring and growing high-performing teams, Comfort balancing trade-offs between build vs. buy, speed vs. safety, and developer experience vs. operational constraints, equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Nice to Have
Prior experience building or managing ephemeral or remote development environments, Experience optimizing orchestration and startup times and improving developer feedback loops, Background in test automation, build engineering, or developer tooling, Familiarity with Terraform/Helm or similar infrastructure tooling, Python or Kotlin preferred
What You'll Do.
Define and drive the vision for Developer Environments and inner-loop developer productivity
Set technical strategy for the team
Lead and mentor a team of engineers
and usability of the systems powering Affirm’s ephemeral developer environments
Improve environment provisioning
and teardown workflows
Drive measurable improvements to the developer journey
incident response processes
and operational playbooks
Collaborate with CI/CD and Test Platform partners
Ensure smooth adoption of Developer Environments tooling and best practices
Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity
Foster a culture of quality and ownership on the team
Set and improve code review and design standards
Advocate for standards beyond the team through writing and knowledge sharing
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with engineering leadership and stakeholders to align Developer Environments priorities with broader product, platform, and reliability goals; Collaborate across engineering to ensure smooth adoption of Developer Environments tooling and best practices; Collaborate with CI/CD and Test Platform partners to tighten feedback loops and ensure environments integrate cleanly with build/test workflows
Communication Scope
communication and leadership skills
Full Job Description
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. Developer Productivity exists to make work better for every engineer at Affirm. Our mission is to simplify and accelerate software development across the company. We own the entire space between a developer’s laptop and production, including ephemeral dev environments, CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, dependency management, and release engineering. Our tools and platforms enable engineers to ship code quickly, safely, and with confidence. This org supports 800+ engineers working across a broad stack in a hypergrowth FinTech environment—a complex, high‑leverage challenge with impact at scale. The Developer Environments team builds fast, stable developer environments that make it easy for Affirm engineers to create, test, and debug their features. We own Affirm’s ephemeral development environments, used across both development and CI workflows. We’re seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead Developer Environments. This role is critical to the end-to-end inner loop experience for engineers. You will lead the team building and operating the platforms that support environment provisioning, test execution, and automated developer infrastructure—partnering closely with CI/CD, infrastructure, security, and product engineering teams. What you’ll do Leadership & Strategy Define and drive the vision for Developer Environments and inner-loop developer productivity at Affirm. Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale, and tie it to critical, business-impacting projects. Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence. Partner with engineering leadership and stakeholders to align Developer Environments priorities with broader product, platform, and reliability goals. Systems & Operations Own the design, scalab
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