Process
A lengthy interview procedure, including:
- A take-home exercise
- Hiring manager's phone screen
- One whole day onsite
You will need to bring your laptop, or they have a loaner laptop you could borrow during the interview.
Questions
including two rounds of behavior questions, one round of coding, and two rounds of system design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 65 interview experiences for the Affirm Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
18%
Pass Rate
Affirm's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive48%
Neutral18%
Negative34%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Affirm's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Affirm Work Experiences
2.0
Remote But Micromanaged, Unstable
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 19, 2025
Pros: Good benefits, decent pay.
Remote.
Bonuses.
Stipend wallet.
Cons: Micromanaging.
Tons of layoffs.
Not stable.
Strange policies.
5.0
Overall, a good place
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 5, 2022
Pros: Great teammates. Okay work. Good salary and benefits.
Cons: There’s tech debt, but nothing too onerous.
5.0
Serious, fulfilling work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 27, 2016
Pros: Leadership knows their stuff and does a great job coordinating teams. Extremely high bar for hiring.
Exciting product that makes a real impact in people's lives outside of the valley. No end to the amount of interesting problems that need solving, regardless of what function of the business you're in.
Cons: The high bar for hiring means we often don't grow teams as fast as we'd like. The business is so mature and complex at this point, and so many different improvements are happening in parallel, that it's no longer something you can fully wrap your head around if you're not an exec. You have to trust your peers are doing their piece of the puzzle in cross-functional departments (finance, engineering, operations, etc).
- 2.0Remote But Micromanaged, UnstableSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 19, 2025Pros: Good benefits, decent pay. Remote. Bonuses. Stipend wallet.Cons: Micromanaging. Tons of layoffs. Not stable. Strange policies.
- 5.0Overall, a good placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2022Pros: Great teammates. Okay work. Good salary and benefits.Cons: There’s tech debt, but nothing too onerous.
- 5.0Serious, fulfilling workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 27, 2016Pros: Leadership knows their stuff and does a great job coordinating teams. Extremely high bar for hiring. Exciting product that makes a real impact in people's lives outside of the valley. No end to the amount of interesting problems that need solving, regardless of what function of the business you're in.Cons: The high bar for hiring means we often don't grow teams as fast as we'd like. The business is so mature and complex at this point, and so many different improvements are happening in parallel, that it's no longer something you can fully wrap your head around if you're not an exec. You have to trust your peers are doing their piece of the puzzle in cross-functional departments (finance, engineering, operations, etc).
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