Is Affirm a good company to work for?

Affirm has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 654 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Affirm to a friend and 73% 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?

73% 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 (73) , 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 72 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 33 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 31 reviews)); "compensation is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((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 19 reviews)); "The recent layoffs were abrupt and unexpected." ((in 14 reviews)); "Communication wasn't the best with upper management, benefits/401k" ((in 8 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 , Portland , Washington , Dallas , Sacramento , San Jose , Denver , Boston , Boise , Richmond , Kansas City , Peoria , Phoenix , Charlotte , Minneapolis , Fresno , Costa Mesa , Oakland , South San Francisco , Palo Alto , Boulder , Bridgeport

Affirm reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(615 total reviews)

Max Levchin

90% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Affirm has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 615 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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615 reviews

3.0

Jul 9, 2017

A great company with a challenging culture and org structure

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Great perks - ex, free lunch and dinner, free snacks and drinks, product testing stipend, cell phone reimbursement, Great mission of providing financing to under-served portions of the population Great work life balance - if you want to work just 8 hours a day, you can set those boundaries and people will respect them.

Cons

Lots and lots of interoffice politics - an executive team (with some people that are clearly on their way out) with limited strategic direction combined with tons of young people in a loosely defined org structure leads to a lot of politics. Engineering focused - Affirm is a financial company, but has a huge emphasis from the top on engineering and sometimes makes the rest of the employees feel like second class citizens. The downside to the above pro of great work-life balance is that there are a small portion of the Company that ends up doing an out-sized portion of the work with little to no recognition.

Affirm Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us this feedback. I will be sure to share your advice with the executive team. I'd also encourage you to share your experience with Max or our SVP of People & Places.

5.0

Jun 22, 2017

Impactful mission and incredible people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

-Mission driven company - if you and believe in what we are building (honest, transparent, and consumer friendly financial products) and are passionate about FinTech, then this is truly the place to be. We impact lives on a daily basis. -The Executive Leadership team is made up of some of the best Silicon Valley has to offer. The access to Senior Leadership and ability to engage in open dialogue is quite unique. - Incredibly smart and driven people. You will learn something new every day and be challenged to perform at the highest level. A collaborative work environment where egos are left at the door.

Cons

-Typical growing pains of any rapidly growing startup (never a dull moment!) -Heavily regulated industry can be frustrating for delivering new products quickly

5.0

Jun 5, 2017

Best people I have ever worked with

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

- Ambitious mission, with tons of opportunities to grow - Truly smart and passionate people - I am inspired by my colleagues on daily basis - Open and transparent culture - Everyone's ideas and feedback are welcome and valued - Strong executive team - if this team can not make it happen, I can't think of any other can - Great benefits package

Cons

- Lack of prioritization in product team - Pace is a bit slow in terms of rolling out new products - A lot of regulations in finance, which makes it impossible to "move fast and break things" - might be annoying to some people - Never have enough people to get things done

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