Join Affirm as a Software Engineer Intern to work on impactful projects in a remote-first environment.
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Last verified on the company career page 2 hours ago
What you'll build
- Develop and ship a project
- Collaborate with mentor and manager
- Monitor deployment of work
- Present work to engineering organization
Must have
- Experience with Python, C/C++ or Java
- Frontend experience in WebApps/JavaScript/AngularJS/React
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with object oriented programming
- API development/documentation
Nice to have
- Experience with deployment and testing frameworks
- Experience with AWS or other PaaS frameworks
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
As a Software Engineer (Machine Learning) Intern at Affirm, the intern will engage in developing and deploying projects that directly impact the engineering team, ensuring their work is production-ready. Key skills include proficiency in Python, C/C++, or Java, along with experience in frontend technologies and API development. This role is ideal for students with a strong foundation in programming and a desire to contribute to consumer banking innovations. The intern will also benefit from mentorship and opportunities to connect with other interns and full-time employees.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer (Machine Learning) Intern (Summer 2027) role remote?
- Yes — Affirm lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Affirm lists $55–$55 for this role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, AngularJS, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Affirm targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Software Engineer (Machine Learning) Intern (Summer 2027) role at Affirm.
From the original posting
At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.
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 You'll 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: $9,500
Remote-first with flexibility built in
Affirm is proud to be a remote-first company. Most roles can be done from almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work. All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.
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