Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
Process
The process began with a phone screen, which included one technical coding round.
Next was a virtual on-site, featuring:
- One technical coding round
- Two system design rounds
- One round with the hiring manager
All these on-site rounds took place on the same day.
Questions
The technical coding phone screen was very decent.
An Affirm engineer joined the call with me to talk about a single problem.
The problem wasn’t anything super difficult. It seemed like a problem you might encounter in your day job, versus an abstract algorithm foundation question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Affirm Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
Affirm's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Affirm's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Affirm Work Experiences
- 3.0Software Engineer ReviewSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 14, 2025Pros: Fully remote, good benefits, always get work to do, transparent cultureCons: Company-wise slow down on development. Feels like getting stuck on promotion in my team.
- 2.0Good pay but some bad managersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 13, 2025Pros: good pay remote company some great peopleCons: it will all depend on your manager (some of them are great and some not) lots of pressure to deliver several projects without clear deadlines even documentation and knowledge are missing information does not flow well enough, a bit messy
- 4.0GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 12, 2025Pros: Nice salary and benefits and cultureCons: Lots of procedures and documentations to fill
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