Backend Test Automation Engineer (Remote)

Affirm; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off and holidays

ESPP stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit with transparent terms. This role focuses on owning and evolving test automation frameworks, integrating E2E testing, and optimizing CI pipelines.

You’ll write ADRs, share QA best practices, and help shape overall test strategy while collaborating with engineers across the company. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in test automation, strong TS and Python skills, hands-on Playwright/Pytest experience, and the ability to own tasks from planning to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of test automation experience.
• Proficient in TypeScript and Python.
• Hands-on experience 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 skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own, improve, and maintain integration and E2E test automation frameworks, along with their CI pipelines.
• Design and implement solutions to optimize test execution time and stability.
• Write technical specifications and ADRs, and collaborate with engineers across the company.
• Support engineering by triaging requests and sharing QA best practices.
• Contribute to the evolution of the company’s test strategy.
• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases with the team.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Skills

Test automation

TypeScript

Python

Playwright

Pytest

CI pipelines

QA expertise

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Docker

AWS

Job description

Affirm is a remote-first company reinventing credit with transparent terms. This role focuses on owning and evolving test automation frameworks, integrating E2E testing, and optimizing CI pipelines.

You’ll write ADRs, share QA best practices, and help shape overall test strategy while collaborating with engineers across the company. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in test automation, strong TS and Python skills, hands-on Playwright/Pytest experience, and the ability to own tasks from planning to