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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Software Engineering (Developer Environments) - **Company:** Affirm - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $230,000.0 - $290,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Github, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Test Execution Engine, Backend, Kotlin, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Build Process, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affirm/jobs/7730668003 ## About the Role * 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 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. * Strong technical background in backend/infrastructure systems (Python or Kotlin preferred, but not required) and the ability to guide architecture and execution. * Experience building and operating cloud-native systems (AWS, Kubernetes) and using infrastructure-as-code practices. * Hands-on familiarity with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes) and 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). * Strong communication and leadership skills, with a 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. * This position requires either 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. * This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field. ## Description 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, scalability, reliability, and usability of the systems powering Affirm's ephemeral developer environments used in both development and CI contexts. * Improve environment provisioning, stability, and teardown workflows to enhance developer velocity and reliability. * Drive measurable improvements to the developer journey (e.g., startup time, success rate, performance, debuggability, resource utilization). * Implement monitoring, alerting, incident response processes, and operational playbooks to minimize downtime and developer impact. * Collaborate with CI/CD and Test Platform partners to tighten feedback loops and ensure environments integrate cleanly with build/test workflows. Collaboration & Enablement * Work closely across engineering to ensure smooth adoption of Developer Environments tooling and best practices. * Identify developer pain points and lead initiatives to improve productivity through tooling, automation, and self-service. * Foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting and improving code review and design standards, and advocating for them beyond your team through writing and knowledge sharing., LinkedIn Profile Current Company Preferred Name* Name Pronunciation Pronouns * Select... Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?* Select... Do you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, E-3, F-1 visa status)?* Select... Which U.S. State or Canadian Province do you reside in?* Select... How did you first learn about Affirm as an employer? * Select... 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