Backend Test Automation Engineer II — Remote & CI/CD Focus

Affirm; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. The role focuses on owning, improving, and maintaining integration and end-to-end test automation frameworks and CI pipelines with TypeScript and Python expertise.

We seek 3+ years of test automation experience, hands-on Playwright and Pytest, and strong QA knowledge.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in test automation.
• Proficient in TypeScript and Python.
• Hands-on with Playwright and Pytest.
• Experience building and optimizing CI pipelines.
• Experience with Docker and AWS.
• Strong QA background and testing methodologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration, including async docs.
• Experience building/enhancing test frameworks and infrastructure is desirable.
• Mobile, infrastructure, and performance test automation experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own, improve, and maintain integration and end-to-end test automation frameworks, along with their associated CI pipelines.
• Design and implement technical solutions to optimize test execution time and enhance test stability.
• Write technical specifications and ADRs, contribute to technical solution design, and collaborate with engineers across the company.
• Support engineering teams by assisting with triage requests and sharing best practices for quality assurance and test automation.
• Contribute to the evolution of the company’s overall test strategy.
• With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
• This role includes participation in an on-call rotation.

Skills

Test automation

TypeScript

Python

Playwright

Pytest

CI pipelines

Quality assurance

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

AWS

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. The role focuses on owning, improving, and maintaining integration and end-to-end test automation frameworks and CI pipelines with TypeScript and Python expertise.

We seek 3+ years of test automation experience, hands-on Playwright and Pytest, and strong QA knowledge.