Software Engineering Intern Summer 2026
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
As an intern at Affirm you will be a contributing member of our outstanding engineering team and as such you will work on meaningful projects and frequently ship code. Recent grads and past interns have built a real-time high-throughput data processing pipeline developed an extensive automated testing framework and built out our proprietary financial platform that is central to our long term company mission.
We are excited to meet and consider strong students for our 12-16 week internships. We are a dynamic organization that is happy to tailor projects to your skills and we will work with you throughout the interview process to determine which team will be best for you.
What Youll Do
Interns are responsible for developing and shipping a project and verifying that it works in production. Because things are changing fast at Affirm we do not specify intern projects in advance instead you will collaborate with your mentor and manager when you start to spec a project that will best contribute to your team.
- This role will ship code and monitor the deployment of your work. Our intern projects are not isolated or intended to be thrown away: your team will depend on your contributions!
- We pair interns with a dedicated mentor who will be by your side to give advice and ensure the success of your project. Expect to meet with them on a regular basis and receive feedback.
- There are opportunities to attend events with other interns and full-time Affirmers! Past events have included virtual cooking classes executive fireside chats cable car trolley tours and Giants games.
- Interns present their work to the entire engineering organization at the end of the internship.
What We Look For
- Passion and dedication to changing consumer banking for the better
- Experience with Python C/C or Java
- Frontend experience in WebApps/JavaScript/AngularJS/React
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with object oriented programming
- Deployment and testing frameworks
- API development/documentation
- AWS or other PaaS frameworks
Compensation is a set amount for the Intern role with no range.
USA hourly base pay: $55.00
USA monthly base pay: $9500
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company! The majority of our roles are remote and you can work almost anywhere within the country of employment. Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office. A limited number of roles remain office-based due to the nature of their job responsibilities.
Were extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology Food various Lifestyle needs and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
We believe Its On Us to provide an inclusive interview experience for all including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.
For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Affirm will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
About Company
With Affirm, you can pay over time at your favorite brands. No late fees or compounding interest—just a more responsible way to say yes to the things you love.
