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      4.0

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (617 total reviews)
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      Max Levchin

      90% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      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 617 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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      617 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 26, 2016

      One of the smartest moves I made in my career

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Affirm really values its employees. There is a strong emphasis on workplace success and happiness. They really want to make sure they are providing the best environment for their employees to grow and excel in their roles. The executive team is pretty hard to ignore too. A lot of great leadership with the skills to make a company successful. We have great company events which really allow employees to get to know each other outside of the day to day working environment (white water rafting, happy hours, offsites, ski trip, etc.). Really great to be apart of a company that values this.

      Cons

      I joined the company when they were well over 100 people, doesn't seem like a lot but it does get more challenging to get to know people and be more hands on with projects. However, they do emphasize on making sure employees are apart of projects they are passionate about.

      5.0
      Jan 5, 2016

      Challenging, Rewarding Place to Work

      Software engineer
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      Pros

      Affirm is innovating in a big space by issuing loans in real-time and providing top-notch loan servicing. The company is still small (~30 people in the tech organization). These aspects make being an engineer very challenging and rewarding--we are small enough that every contributor needs to learn how to do a lot, with many developers contributing to the full stack. Each of us need to develop enough awareness of the lending industry and its regulatory components to maintain a compliant lending system. This leads to a serious engineering culture with a big emphasis on automated testing, as bugs in the financial space can have dire consequences. Everybody on my team is extremely intelligent and great to work with and learn from. Overall, Affirm is a great place to work as a developer, especially one who enjoys high stakes challenges and developing a large breadth of software engineering skills.

      Cons

      The biggest detractions to working at Affirm relate to the biggest benefits; since the stakes of what we are doing are so high, at times, things are stressful and require us to be extremely focused on our work. In short bursts, work-life balance can be very tilted towards work, although there's nothing quite as satisfying as deploying a financial product that hasn't existed before. Also, the company still has an unlimited vacation policy, and it's understood that folks need a break after putting in tough hours for a sprint. While I've only once in 2.5 years at Affirm had a manager actively tell me to take a break, whenever I ask for some time off, it's never a problem. Work-life balance is achievable at Affirm, but it requires the employee to be proactive about taking care of herself.

      2.0
      Apr 8, 2026

      Great benefits and work-life balance, but poor management

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good benefits, work life balance is fair, a lot of the people are great

      Cons

      Terrible management at many levels and in different orgs. Promotion path is opaque, and comp takes a nosedive after the new hire equity runs out. Very political and toxic environment in parts. Some people who have been with the company for a long time really aren’t fit to be in a company of this scale any more.

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