Process
Usual 45-minute technical phone screen.
Interviewer connected only via phone. I am not sure how the interviewer was able to follow along with my coding solution. I did solve the coding problem in less than 30 minutes and also provided steps to improve it further.
Questions
Usual LeetCode 'hard' level coding problem.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 28 interview experiences for the Affirm Senior Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
32%
Pass Rate
Affirm's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral7%
Negative43%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Affirm's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Affirm Work Experiences
5.0
Great work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 1, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance. Great CEO.
Cons: Engineers have to do product work sometimes.
4.0
Great People, Management Lacking
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 10, 2023
Pros: - culture
- work
- people
- perks
- benefits
Cons: - Management
- Leadership
- Clear goals
- Reorganizations
2.0
Great compensation for tedious work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
October 21, 2025
Pros: 100% remote
Transparent salary
Good time off and flexibility
Family health insurance
Well-intentioned company vision
Cons: For on-call teams, most receive many pages each week.
Lots of technical debt and internal technologies.
Too much complexity in the platform at all levels.
Internal solutions to common industry problems, written by former employees, undocumented, and difficult to maintain. For example, a proprietary RPC protocol.
Very hierarchical and not at all international, despite good intentions.
- 5.0Great work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMarch 1, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance. Great CEO.Cons: Engineers have to do product work sometimes.
- 4.0Great People, Management LackingSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2023Pros: - culture - work - people - perks - benefitsCons: - Management - Leadership - Clear goals - Reorganizations
- 2.0Great compensation for tedious workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMadrid, Community of Madrid, SpainOctober 21, 2025Pros: 100% remote Transparent salary Good time off and flexibility Family health insurance Well-intentioned company visionCons: For on-call teams, most receive many pages each week. Lots of technical debt and internal technologies. Too much complexity in the platform at all levels. Internal solutions to common industry problems, written by former employees, undocumented, and difficult to maintain. For example, a proprietary RPC protocol. Very hierarchical and not at all international, despite good intentions.
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