J'ai passé un entretien chez Affirm (New York, NY)
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Reached out by recruiter on LinkedIn. Had a phone interview and went directly onsite in SF. The process was smooth and the communication was great. But the day was very long and I had 4 technical rounds, 1 pm round, 1 hiring manager round and 1 hr wrap-up.
I put in neutral mainly because there was one particular round very frustrating. It was not a typical algorithms round but a round where I was asked to implement a card game. The interviewer looked very young, which was not a problem, until he showed some signs of being either unprofessional or impatient by checking out his phone under the desk. And since it was the first round after lunch I was hit by food coma and the coffee made me want to use bathroom very much but he wouldn’t allow me to use the bathroom said I could go after I finished... so I had to hurry and thus I had some bugs when I was compiling it for the first a couple of times and he somehow also showed impatience and even arrogance by saying “ oh I can do this very fast but you have to do it”. I finally got it working and also the follow up problem but it was indeed an unpleasant round.
All other interviewers were professional and respectful.
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J'ai passé un entretien chez Affirm (Toronto, ON)
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This was one of the worst experiences I’ve had interviewing at a company. The recruiter was completely disrespectful of my time and ghosted me for days on end even though I pushed back offer deadlines for them.
After the initial tech screen I emailed the recruiter letting them know I have an offer deadline. No response or acknowledgment, I sent 1 follow-up email as I was on a tight deadline and again no response. The recruiter then sends me a template “you passed the tech screen” email, ignoring my prior emails about my deadline. After a third email they finally acknowledge my deadline and tell me there won’t be sufficient time to get me through the process. He agrees getting an extension on my offer deadlines would make sense, which I proceeded to get. After doing the next step in their process (HM screen) and it going well, the recruiter then proceeds to ghost me for 10 days, ignores my 2 follow-up emails regarding my extension deadline approaching and later sends me a template rejection email. Mind you, this was after getting an extension for them. 0 respect for my time and a complete disregard for me as a candidate. If a recruiter doesn’t even have the courtesy to respond to your emails, what does that say about the company itself?
For the actual interview process it was tech screen, HM screen, then a virtual onsite that includes another HM behavioural and coding interview.
The tech screen was simple, but the question was long. It was done on HackerRank with two engineers proctoring the interview. HM screen went well but I was rejected after it. Overall everyone was pleasant during the interviews, but my opinion of the company was soured by the recruiter.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Practical coding question for the tech screen and basic behavioural questions during the HM screen
J'ai passé un entretien chez Affirm (Valencia, Valencian Community)
Entretien
first screen call with hr, discussed previos experience including specific questions about project technicalities, and how did I manage a situation where I was responsible of an issue. basically everything mandatory covered from a custom angle, but you end up mentioning everything you've thought about.
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Question 1
how did I manage a situation where I was responsible of an issue
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Affirm (San Diego, CA) en mai 2026
Entretien
Online Assessment -> Recruiter Screen -> Technical Interview 1 -> Technical Interview 2 + Hiring Manager Screen. Good interviewers, practical coding interviews (debug, build a function, system design) and regular behavioral. It's best to just be personable and open, ask involved questions (what do you look for in an engineer, what's exceeding that).
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Question 1
Recruiter screen was straightforward, questions about background & projects. First technical was a practical-coding interview in HackerRank with a proctor. Pretty complicated if you've only ever done leetcodes.