Backend Test Automation Engineer - Remote (TypeScript/Python)

Affirm; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. This role focuses on building and maintaining integration and E2E test automation frameworks and CI pipelines across engineering teams.

You will design technical solutions, write specifications, and collaborate with engineers to improve quality while participating in on-call rotations.

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, test design, and testing techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience building/enhancing test automation frameworks.
• Mobile, infrastructure, and performance test automation is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own, improve, and maintain integration and E2E test automation frameworks and CI pipelines.
• Design technical solutions to optimize test execution time and stability.
• Write specifications and ADRs; contribute to solution design with engineers.
• Support engineering with triage and QA best practices.
• Contribute to evolution of overall test strategy.
• Break down projects into tasks; deliver in phases with team collaboration.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Skills

Test automation

TypeScript

Python

Playwright

Pytest

CI pipelines

Docker

AWS

QA & test design

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers flexibility to buy now and pay later without hidden fees or compounding interest. This role focuses on building and maintaining integration and E2E test automation frameworks and CI pipelines across engineering teams.

You will design technical solutions, write specifications, and collaborate with engineers to improve quality while participating in on-call rotations.