Process
The interviewer was pretty nice and introduced himself first. Then came the coding part. The problem wasn't hard, but many corner cases should have been considered. In the end, the interviewer asked me about my position preference. I was looking for a data scientist internship but was also open to a software engineer position. I got to the second round for a software engineer internship. I am still in the interview process.
Questions
LeetCode medium level and a follow-up.
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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
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
They do actually put people first
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 17, 2020
Pros: Managers that care, flexible PTO, good remote work environment.
Cons: Typical growing pains for any Bay Area company: tech debt, trying to find an organizational structure that works, lack of ownership, etc. All are being worked on.
5.0
Challenging, Rewarding Place to Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 5, 2016
Pros: Affirm is innovating in a big space by issuing loans in real-time and providing top-notch loan servicing. The company is still small (~30 people in the tech organization).
These aspects make being an engineer very challenging and rewarding. We are small enough that every contributor needs to learn how to do a lot, with many developers contributing to the full stack.
Each of us needs to develop enough awareness of the lending industry and its regulatory components to maintain a compliant lending system. This leads to a serious engineering culture with a big emphasis on automated testing, as bugs in the financial space can have dire consequences.
Everybody on my team is extremely intelligent and great to work with and learn from.
Overall, Affirm is a great place to work as a developer, especially one who enjoys high-stakes challenges and developing a large breadth of software engineering skills.
Cons: The biggest detractions to working at Affirm relate to the biggest benefits. Since the stakes of what we are doing are so high, things are at times stressful and require us to be extremely focused on our work. In short bursts, work-life balance can be very tilted towards work. Although there's nothing quite as satisfying as deploying a financial product that hasn't existed before, the company still has an unlimited vacation policy. It's understood that folks need a break after putting in tough hours for a sprint. While I've only once in 2.5 years at Affirm had a manager actively tell me to take a break, whenever I ask for some time off, it's never a problem. Work-life balance is achievable at Affirm, but it requires the employee to be proactive about taking care of herself.
- 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.
- 5.0They do actually put people firstSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 17, 2020Pros: Managers that care, flexible PTO, good remote work environment.Cons: Typical growing pains for any Bay Area company: tech debt, trying to find an organizational structure that works, lack of ownership, etc. All are being worked on.
- 5.0Challenging, Rewarding Place to WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 5, 2016Pros: Affirm is innovating in a big space by issuing loans in real-time and providing top-notch loan servicing. The company is still small (~30 people in the tech organization). These aspects make being an engineer very challenging and rewarding. We are small enough that every contributor needs to learn how to do a lot, with many developers contributing to the full stack. Each of us needs to develop enough awareness of the lending industry and its regulatory components to maintain a compliant lending system. This leads to a serious engineering culture with a big emphasis on automated testing, as bugs in the financial space can have dire consequences. Everybody on my team is extremely intelligent and great to work with and learn from. Overall, Affirm is a great place to work as a developer, especially one who enjoys high-stakes challenges and developing a large breadth of software engineering skills.Cons: The biggest detractions to working at Affirm relate to the biggest benefits. Since the stakes of what we are doing are so high, things are at times stressful and require us to be extremely focused on our work. In short bursts, work-life balance can be very tilted towards work. Although there's nothing quite as satisfying as deploying a financial product that hasn't existed before, the company still has an unlimited vacation policy. It's understood that folks need a break after putting in tough hours for a sprint. While I've only once in 2.5 years at Affirm had a manager actively tell me to take a break, whenever I ask for some time off, it's never a problem. Work-life balance is achievable at Affirm, but it requires the employee to be proactive about taking care of herself.
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