Affirm Software Developer reviews

3.8

86% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)
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Max Levchin

97% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Software Developer I employees have rated Affirm with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer I professionals have a good working experience there. Affirm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer I professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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71 reviews
5.0
Oct 27, 2016

Serious, fulfilling work

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Pros

Leadership knows their stuff and do a great job coordinating teams. Extremely high bar for hiring. Exciting product that makes a real impact in people's lives outside of the valley. No end to the amount of interesting problems that need solving, regardless of what function of the business you're in.

Cons

The high bar for hiring means we often don't grow teams as fast as we'd like. The business is so mature and complex at this point, and so many different improvements are happening in parallel, that it's no longer something you can fully wrap your head around if you're not an exec; you have to trust your peers are doing their piece of the puzzle in cross-functional departments (finance, engineering, operations, etc).

5.0
Apr 9, 2016

Software Developer

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Pros

Affirm engineering is an exceptionally smart group of people, and working here provides for a very intellectual environment. Affirm is particularly great for people who would like to maintain an interest in the more theoretical and academic aspects of computer science and software design and architecture, while at the same time working towards significant social impact.

Cons

If you're looking for a company with very solid infrastructure, developer tooling, and support, then Affirm may not be the place for you. Our entire stack is very much a work in progress and all software developers are encouraged to make contributions across the board.

5.0
Apr 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- You get to work with industry experts, with specializations ranging from Finance, Business Development, Sales, Engineering and Data Science. - Extremely quick iteration time, and very rewarding work (you get to help customers understand credit on a day to day basis) - The leadership team is extremely competent and has a lot of experience founding and running fin tech companies. - The challenges that arise from working with money are interesting to solve and have small to non-existent margins or error. As a result the work you deliver is of consistently high quality. - The management is very open and vocal with employees about business decisions. - Competitive pay and benefits

Cons

- Working for any startup has some volatility associated with it, as your performance is somewhat pegged to the market - Dealing with fraudulent users/accounts.

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