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 71 reviews)); "Great work life balance on most teams" ((in 33 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 30 reviews)); "compensation is good" ((in 15 reviews)); "Very good and salaries are great." ((in 14 reviews))

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

"bad managers are allowed to stay at their job and there is no recourse if your manager sucks" ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of vision and leadership in the tech org." ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management, startup company and unorganized." ((in 19 reviews)); "The recent layoffs were abrupt and unexpected." ((in 13 reviews)); "There is definite favoritism." ((in 7 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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Affirm

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

619 reviews

5.0

Apr 21, 2024

Smart people, good culture

Business operations associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission driven Smart people Exec team that has done it before (former PayPal)

Cons

Product thrash Competition in market Stock price

5.0

Apr 18, 2024

Fun company to work at overall

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Chill work environment just make sure to get your sprint work done and reap the benefits of WFH

Cons

* a little bit of re-orging to often but that's corporate life all good.

3.0

Apr 17, 2024

Good company but you are not safe....there will be a layoff around the corner

Customer operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Management is friendly

Cons

You do the job of 3 or 4 people and get the payment only for the lowest role you are doing

Viewing 169 - 171 of 619 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Wells Fargo

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

JPMorganChase

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Bank of America

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Capital One

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Affirm

AI Solutions Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Software Engineer II, Backend (Capital Orchestration)

Affirm reviews FAQs

Reviews Affirm reviews

Affirm

Affirm reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Smart people, good culture

Fun company to work at overall

Good company but you are not safe....there will be a layoff around the corner

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Affirm

Affirm reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Affirm reviews FAQs

Jobs at Affirm