Process
Affirm contacted me because my profile matched a job they were recruiting for. The entire process took weeks, and I never heard back. It's a shame they would ghost me after I spent so much time with their teams.
The process included:
- A recruiter interview
- A technical interview
- A manager interview
- Four additional technical interviews
In addition, after the first technical assessment, I had to sign an NDA. However, nothing was discussed in detail that made it seem like that would have been required. Ultimately, there were between 8-10 hours of interviewing spread across many days. While there were overlapping parts in the technical interviews, they were supposed to be focused on different aspects and domains.
Many of the interviewers appeared distracted by things going on at home various times throughout the interviews. At times, they even had to pause the interview completely to deal with dogs or visitors.
After all of this, I had to seem gracious just to be in the running and act like I was really excited about the job. Overall, I feel like it was a strange experience, and I can't help but feel like I wasted my time.
Questions
Presented with an AWS architecture diagram and asked to describe every step and process within that diagram.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Affirm Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Affirm's interview process for their Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Affirm's Engineer interview process in United States.
Affirm Work Experiences
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