Affirm·Software Engineer

Affirm Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Toronto, ONPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

This process soured fast for me, mostly because of how the recruiter handled my time.

After the initial tech screen, I emailed to flag an offer deadline and asked them to acknowledge the timing. I followed up again because the deadline was genuinely tight, but I didn’t get a real response. Later, I received a template-style email saying I passed the technical screen, even though my earlier messages about timing hadn’t been addressed.

As things continued, I eventually got acknowledgement that they couldn’t get me through in time. I agreed to an extension, and the interviews themselves went fine: a tech screen, then a hiring manager screen that went well, and then a virtual

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