Affirm Software Engineer interview experience

It started with a recruiter “get-to-know-you” call that felt welcoming, and then there were three technical rounds followed by a 1-on-1 with the hiring manager.

The hiring manager interview leaned heavily on my resume and prior experience, and it was also clearly a fit check for whether I aligned with the company. I remember questions that probed how I thought—one example was asking about what equality means to me and how it’s different from equity, even in a non-financial context.

Overall the process felt structured and standard, and even though I didn’t end up getting an offer, it didn’t