Does Affirm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Affirm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Affirm. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Affirm?

73% of Affirm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Affirm 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Affirm?

Software Engineer (71) , 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?

"The culture here is great and inclusive." ((in 67 reviews)); "My team is great and I have only good words about other teams I have worked with at the company." ((in 32 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 31 reviews)); "My team has great leadership" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great colleagues" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Affirm according to real employee reviews?

"bad managers are allowed to stay at their job and there is no recourse if your manager sucks" ((in 19 reviews)); "The recent layoffs were abrupt and unexpected." ((in 13 reviews)); "The training is not great, out of date materials and and old school lecture based training." ((in 6 reviews)); "Middle management is bloated, decisions are made with little regard for customer experience or compliance." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is definite favoritism." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Affirm redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Affirm redundancy and their outlook for job security at Affirm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Affirm locations?

Toronto , Vancouver , Montreal , Ottawa

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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(611 total reviews)

Max Levchin

90% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Affirm has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Affirm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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611 reviews

5.0

Jun 16, 2026

Great team and learning, but start-up hustle can be tough

Marketing analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing learning curve, great team to work with.

Cons

Not a fan of remote work, very start-up culture, so hustle.

5.0

May 27, 2026

Great team culture but challenging upper management politics

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Team culture is great, lots of opportunity for growth

Cons

Politics in upper management can be soul sucking

5.0

May 23, 2026

Great benefits and work-life balance, but growth varies by manager

Marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, amazing benefits, inspirational CEO

Cons

Internal growth trajectory highly dependent on your manager

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