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

Software Developer professionals working at Affirm have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 72 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Affirm employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Affirm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Affirm .

Does Affirm pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Affirm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 72 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Affirm.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Affirm?

86% of Software Developer employees at Affirm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Affirm with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 4.2 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 65 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 13 reviews)); "compensation is good" ((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 20 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)); "Middle management is bloated, decisions are made with little regard for customer experience or compliance." ((in 5 reviews))

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Affirm Software Developer reviews

3.8

86% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Max Levchin

97% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Affirm with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Affirm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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72 reviews

3.0

Oct 19, 2023

A true rest and vest company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB is unbeatable. Team specific but 40hr/week is the norm

Cons

Culture is very complacent. Widely acknowledged pain-points are never addressed and team retros feel like deja-vu. Development is very slow

5.0

Sep 8, 2023

Impeccable professionalism during the hiring process

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had the best experience so far in a hiring process. The communication with the HR team was so fast and sincere, sticking to the company core values. Once inside, all the people is so kind and always up to help. I highly recommend Affirm as a company to work on

Cons

None, I am really glad to be part of the team

3.0

Jun 1, 2023

Okay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The WLB and pay ratio is very good

Cons

Engineering has a culture of being very complacent and nothing really gets fixed

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