Is Affirm a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Affirm have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 26 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Affirm employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Affirm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Affirm .

Does Affirm pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Affirm with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 26 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Affirm.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Affirm?

85% of Senior Software Developer employees at Affirm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Affirm with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.4 rating 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?

"great people to work with" ((in 77 reviews)); "The culture here is great and inclusive." ((in 64 reviews)); "Great work life balance most of the time" ((in 35 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 32 reviews)); "My team has great leadership" ((in 19 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 19 reviews)); "The recent layoffs were abrupt and unexpected." ((in 14 reviews)); "The training is not great, out of date materials and and old school lecture based training." ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle management is bloated, decisions are made with little regard for customer experience or compliance." ((in 5 reviews)); "No diversity" ((in 3 reviews))

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Affirm Senior Software Developer reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Max Levchin

100% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Affirm with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Affirm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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26 reviews

5.0

May 27, 2026

Great team culture but challenging upper management politics

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team culture is great, lots of opportunity for growth

Cons

Politics in upper management can be soul sucking

5.0

Apr 14, 2026

100% recommend

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Remote-first culture Flexible

Cons

Collaboration with US may require flexibility on occasion On-call for some teams

4.0

Mar 17, 2026

Passionate people, increasingly bogged down by politics.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- People really care about both the product they're building and the end user. - Truly respectful culture

Cons

- Top-down pressure can be applied disproportionately to specific eng teams. - New development, but politics increasingly playing a role in day to day work.

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