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      Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 8, 2015
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience

      Application

      I interviewed at Affirm

      Interview

      I was interviewed by the recruiter first. He was very pleasant to talk to and the call went well. He said he would pass on my information to the development team and let me know. A few days later he set me up for a technical interview with an engineer. From the beginning the second interview was awkward. The interviewer was very nice but she didn't seem like she knew how to interview. She asked me to talk about my past experience which I did. But I don't think she was listening at all because as soon as I finished she asked me what languages I was using at each company which I had just said. I felt like I had to repeat myself several times. She was obviously doing something else because there were long periods of silence and I could hear some noises from her computer. She asked me two algorithm questions. The first one was pretty straightforward. The second one I felt like she didn't do a very good job explaining it, because I really didn't understand what she was trying to get as the end result. When she tried explaining the solution she was looking for, she kept talking in loops and not making much sense. Honestly, it felt like it was the first interview she ever did.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Talk about past experience, Algorithm questions
      1 Answer
      4
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      Affirm response
      11y
      We strive to give every candidate a positive experience and fair evaluation and on behalf of the entire team I'm sorry that we did not provide you with that. We're working on standardizing the interview process across our teams in order to ensure that every candidate has a positive experience, so we appreciate the feedback. Thanks and best of luck, Bailey Recruiting @ Affirm

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Affirm

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 16, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Affirm

      Interview

      overall it was not very professional. interviewers were disinterested, unfriendly, and distracted. i didn't continue but honestly the vibe was quite bad. Only applied for the salary anyway so whatever.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      parse a python dict in a weird way
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Affirm

      Interview

      First a call (no video) with HR to gather the typical first details. Second a technical test, sharing screen of a problem. The problem is shared at the interview moment.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      For HR typical stuff, for the technical one a problem about dealing with some json records.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 25, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Affirm (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      This was one of the worst experiences I’ve had interviewing at a company. The recruiter was completely disrespectful of my time and ghosted me for days on end even though I pushed back offer deadlines for them. After the initial tech screen I emailed the recruiter letting them know I have an offer deadline. No response or acknowledgment, I sent 1 follow-up email as I was on a tight deadline and again no response. The recruiter then sends me a template “you passed the tech screen” email, ignoring my prior emails about my deadline. After a third email they finally acknowledge my deadline and tell me there won’t be sufficient time to get me through the process. He agrees getting an extension on my offer deadlines would make sense, which I proceeded to get. After doing the next step in their process (HM screen) and it going well, the recruiter then proceeds to ghost me for 10 days, ignores my 2 follow-up emails regarding my extension deadline approaching and later sends me a template rejection email. Mind you, this was after getting an extension for them. 0 respect for my time and a complete disregard for me as a candidate. If a recruiter doesn’t even have the courtesy to respond to your emails, what does that say about the company itself? For the actual interview process it was tech screen, HM screen, then a virtual onsite that includes another HM behavioural and coding interview. The tech screen was simple, but the question was long. It was done on HackerRank with two engineers proctoring the interview. HM screen went well but I was rejected after it. Overall everyone was pleasant during the interviews, but my opinion of the company was soured by the recruiter.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Practical coding question for the tech screen and basic behavioural questions during the HM screen
      Answer question
      1

      Affirm interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Affirm with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 88 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Affirm overall takes an average of 26 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Affirm as a Software Engineer according to 88 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  39%

        One on one interview:  26%

        Skills test:  14%

        Presentation:  6%

        Group panel interview:  5%

        Personality test:  3%

        Drug test:  3%

        Other:  2%

        Background check:  2%

        IQ intelligence test:  1%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(74) ;
        2. Senior Software Engineer(28) ;
        3. Analyst(12) ;
        4. Product Manager(12) ;
        5. Staff Software Engineer(11) ;
        6. Operations(9) ;
        7. Software Engineer II(8) ;
        8. Account Executive(7) ;
        9. Client Success Manager(7) ;
        10. Engineering Manager(6) ;
        11. Operations Associate(6) ;
        12. Team Lead(6) ;
        13. Sales(5) ;
        14. Senior Manager(5) ;
        15. Customer Operations(4) .


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