Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2026
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, working on meaningful projects and frequently shipping code.
Responsibilities
- Interns are responsible for developing and shipping a project and verifying that it works in production
- 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
Skills
- 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
Benefits
- 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
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