Is Affirm a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Affirm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 73 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Affirm employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Affirm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Affirm .

Does Affirm pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Affirm with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 73 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Affirm.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Affirm?

87% of Software Engineer employees at Affirm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Affirm with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What Affirm locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

San Francisco is the top rated Affirm location by Software Engineer employees.

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?

"great people to work with" ((in 75 reviews)); "The culture here is great and inclusive." ((in 68 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 32 reviews)); "Very good and salaries are great." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Lack of vision and leadership in the tech org." ((in 20 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 19 reviews)); "The recent layoffs were abrupt and unexpected." ((in 13 reviews)); "Communication wasn't the best with upper management, benefits/401k" ((in 8 reviews))

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Affirm Software Engineer reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

Max Levchin

97% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Affirm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Affirm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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73 reviews

5.0

Feb 2, 2025

Good company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money and opportunity to learn

Cons

Base pay is little less than meta and Google

5.0

Oct 8, 2024

good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, good wlb, good growth, good people

Cons

has to come into office 3 days a week for new grad of our first year

3.0

Sep 28, 2024

Okay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits (insurance, TC), remote option

Cons

wlb wasn't great, environment was toxic

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