Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Connected through recruiters.
A 3-hour take-home assignment was used instead of a phone screen, providing a good opportunity to showcase code quality and experience.
The onsite interview included a background/experience interview, a couple of system design questions, and a moderately challenging coding exercise.
Questions
A question involving substring matching. The problem seemed intended to not be amenable to clean solutions, which is probably a good thing.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Affirm Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Affirm's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Affirm's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Affirm Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Place to Work!Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 26, 2018Pros: People are awesome; the company is full of A-players. People know what they are doing. Collaboration between teams is actively encouraged. It is possible to spearhead projects even if you are relatively new, since there is so much to do. You will learn a lot if you work here.Cons: There is less transparency than before since the company is getting bigger, but that is to be expected. There is pressure to perform.
- 4.0A great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 16, 2023Pros: Affirm has an engineering-first culture that is a great place to learn and grow.Cons: Working in a regulated industry constrains the way that you can innovate, so sometimes feature work can be seen as a chore.
- 5.0Remote only, great people, great benefitsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 14, 2022Pros: Remote work, great benefits (health plans are free for the whole family, extra vacation days almost every month, high pay, and many more).Cons: None so far that I found.
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