Process
The first round was a 30-minute HR call. I didn't clear this round because the interviewer became confused between an internship and an on-campus job, and we ended up discussing only that.
Questions
Does the mentioned on-campus role count as working outside an internship? This is a new grad role, and we are looking for candidates who haven't worked anything except for internships.
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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
Compelling Vision, Skilled Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 20, 2016
Pros: The vision is compelling and very serious, with zero fluff. The management is very experienced and highly skilled. The product team is highly motivated.
Cons: Rent in SF is very expensive.
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.
4.0
Easy Work, Slow Fixes
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 4, 2024
Pros: Real cushy. Coworkers all sign off at 5 p.m.
Cons: Complacent engineering culture.
Everyone recognizes inefficiencies, but rarely do things get fixed.
- 5.0Compelling Vision, Skilled ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 20, 2016Pros: The vision is compelling and very serious, with zero fluff. The management is very experienced and highly skilled. The product team is highly motivated.Cons: Rent in SF is very expensive.
- 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.
- 4.0Easy Work, Slow FixesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2024Pros: Real cushy. Coworkers all sign off at 5 p.m.Cons: Complacent engineering culture. Everyone recognizes inefficiencies, but rarely do things get fixed.
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