Affirm·Software Engineer

Affirm Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

MadridPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a long, six-round process over about two months.

It started with an HR screening, then moved into live coding, followed by a hiring manager conversation, then system design. After that, there was a second live coding session and a final follow-up with the hiring manager.

The interviews didn’t feel unfair—difficulty seemed reasonable and everyone I talked to was professional and friendly. Still, the overall experience left a bad taste because it dragged on. I waited about two weeks for the final decision after all that work, and the result was a standard rejection with no feedback.

I didn’t get an offer, and I mainly took away frustration

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Affirm Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Affirm interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company