Remote Backend Test Automation Engineer II

Affirm; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 146,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

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. The role focuses on owning and evolving test automation frameworks and CI pipelines, collaborating across engineering to improve quality and delivery.

You will design solutions to speed up tests, write specs, and contribute to the overall test strategy, with on-call rotation and strong emphasis on ownership and growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of test automation experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Python.
• Hands-on Playwright and Pytest experience.
• Experience building and optimizing CI pipelines.
• Background in QA, testing techniques, and design.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve integration and end-to-end test automation frameworks and CI pipelines.
• Design technical solutions to reduce test execution time and improve stability.
• Write specs and ADRs; collaborate with engineers across the company.
• Support teams with triage and shared QA best practices.
• Contribute to the evolution of the company’s test strategy.
• Break down large projects into tasks and deliver in phases with others.
• This role includes participation in an on-call rotation.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

Playwright

Pytest

CI pipelines

Test automation

Quality assurance

Communication

Ownership

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

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 any hidden fees or compounding interest. The role focuses on owning and evolving test automation frameworks and CI pipelines, collaborating across engineering to improve quality and delivery.

You will design solutions to speed up tests, write specs, and contribute to the overall test strategy, with on-call rotation and strong emphasis on ownership and growth.