Process
A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn and encouraged me to apply.
I had a behavioral interview scheduled for January 2nd, but it was postponed by the recruiter by two weeks, to January 14th.
Regardless, I was moved forward to the technical interview.
Two days before my technical interview, the behavioral recruiter informed me that only one spot remained, and it was on the data infrastructure team, asking if I wanted to back out.
I thought it was strange, but I decided to proceed.
My technical interview went well, and my interviewer agreed. I was given a LeetCode medium problem, which I solved successfully. However, I was ultimately rejected. The feedback from the behavioral interviewer was that I "didn't solve it quickly enough," despite having only 30 minutes to solve it.
Questions
Solve the Shortest Uncommon Substring problem in your preferred language.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Affirm SWE New Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
Affirm's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Affirm's SWE New Grad interview process in United States.
Affirm Work Experiences
- 5.0Review to ManagementSWE New Grad • Former EmployeeOctober 6, 2025Pros: - Great work culture - Collaborative cultureCons: - burnout - work pressure
- 3.0Decent Work, Terrible ManagerSWE New Grad • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 1, 2024Pros: OK. Infra/decent people. It's remote and has decent, interesting problems.Cons: I had a terrible manager who stalled my career.
- 5.0Good Culture With A Bright FutureBackend Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRemoteDecember 19, 2022Pros: I feel like there is a lot of transparency about the state of the company, which makes the relationship with the executives feel genuine. Max does a great job of staying engaged with the team and driving as a leader, not a dictator like some executives I've seen in the past. In terms of my position, I felt the pressure when I first started due to a drive to reach a product launch on time. This was a new experience for me, but I never felt taken advantage of or overworked. My team is great, and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company.Cons: It is a larger company, but still in a pseudo start-up mode, so it can be fast-paced at times.
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