Is Affirm a good company to work for?

Affirm has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 658 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 7% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Affirm to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Affirm have been left by employees working as Analyst , Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Affirm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Affirm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Affirm. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Affirm?

74% of Affirm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Affirm 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Affirm?

Software Engineer (74) , Senior Software Engineer (28) , Analyst (12) , Product Manager (12) , Staff Software Engineer (11) , Operations (9) , Software Engineer II (8) , Account Executive (7) , Client Success Manager (7) , Engineering Manager (6) , Operations Associate (6) , Team Lead (6) , Sales (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Customer Operations (4)

What are the pros of working at Affirm according to real employee reviews?

"The culture here is great and inclusive." ((in 70 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 34 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 34 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 13 reviews)); "compensation is good" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Affirm according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of vision and leadership in the tech org." ((in 19 reviews)); "bad managers are allowed to stay at their job and there is no recourse if your manager sucks" ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management, startup company and unorganized." ((in 18 reviews)); "ability of management is highly questionable and many current leaders hugely benefitted from the layoff" ((in 15 reviews)); "There is definite favoritism." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Affirm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Affirm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Affirm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Affirm locations?

San Francisco , New York , Pittsburgh , Chicago , Los Angeles , Austin , Seattle , Atlanta , San Diego , Denver , Portland , Washington , Dallas , Sacramento , San Jose , Boston , Boise , Richmond , Kansas City , Peoria , Phoenix , Charlotte , Minneapolis , Fresno , Costa Mesa , Oakland , South San Francisco , Palo Alto , Boulder , Bridgeport

Affirm reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(619 total reviews)

Max Levchin

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Affirm has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 619 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Affirm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

619 reviews

5.0

May 15, 2016

Great startup with inspiring mission

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Affirm is a mission-driven company that genuinely wants to improve the lives of people through honest, transparent financial products. The company has a highly experienced leadership team that includes co-founder and CEO Max Levchin. They are mature hands but also passionate about what the company's trying to do. Affirm has attracted smart people who care deeply about the mission and want to do right by both its customers and colleagues within the company.

Cons

Affirm is experiencing some of the challenges that are common to rapidly growing startups such as communicating at scale and making sure the culture evolves yet stays true to the core values of the company. That said, I've been impressed by the desire of the company to have honest, and at times difficult, conversations about how we could do better and to solicit direct feedback, both good and bad, from the everyone.

5.0

May 10, 2016

Executive Assistant

Executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm sure it seems fishy, a company with a solid 5-star review. It's all true. From the great perks and benefits to the amazing and brilliant people I work with, Affirm continues to be my best choice to date. The culture here is great and inclusive. Everyone is friendly, willing to share their knowledge and expertise. This is a hardworking group. Better be prepared to get here and start swimming.

Cons

Space is cramped because of the crazy growth, but even that doesn't bother me too much. Lots of changes happening, which is expected.

5.0

Apr 19, 2016

Great company culture and rewarding work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture, and awesome mission. I've had a positive experience here since my first interaction at Affirm. The recruiting and on boarding process was smooth and informative. It is an amazing environment in which you have the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people I've ever met, who are also yet humble. The perks are also great, and lead to the employees being able to spend quality time together. We have catered lunch everyday, and fun company events once a month. The whole community is very supportive and I've learned an incredible amount since I've started. We get the opportunity to attend lunch talks from other employees about what they are working on at Affirm.

Cons

Main issue is that there don't seem to be enough people to do the work. This generally leads to people having to take on more than their position should require. In general though this is somewhat positive because you have the freedom to work on a wide range of things, and with a greater impact. Not enough space. At our current office we are pushing it on space. I know we're working on it, but it does lead to me being distracted and unable to do my work sometimes.

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