Software Engineer Intern (Winter 2026)
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USA hourly base pay is $55.00 and USA monthly base pay is $9,500. Compensation is a set amount for the Intern role with no range.
Affirm is a remote-first company where the majority of roles, including this one, 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.
Required skills include 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; and AWS or other PaaS frameworks.
Interns are paired with a dedicated mentor for regular advice and feedback, work on meaningful projects that ship to production, attend events with other interns and full-time employees like virtual cooking classes and Giants games, and present their work to the entire engineering organization at the end.
Strong candidates show passion and dedication to changing consumer banking for the better, along with relevant technical experience in programming languages, frontend, OOP, deployment, APIs, and cloud frameworks.
Provides buy now, pay later financing solutions
Affirm offers point-of-sale financing solutions as an alternative to traditional credit cards. It allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time through installment plans, often without hidden fees or deferred interest. Affirm partners with merchants to integrate its payment solutions into online and in-store shopping experiences, using user-friendly plugins and APIs. The company generates revenue from interest and fees on loans to consumers, as well as fees from merchants for offering its financing options. Affirm also provides a merchant dashboard for transaction processing and promotional tools to help businesses market these financing options effectively. The goal of Affirm is to empower consumers with flexible payment options while providing value to merchants in the e-commerce and retail markets.