IT Engineer Intern (Early Careers Summer 2027)

About the Role

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and shipping a project and verifying that it works in production.
• Collaborating with your mentor and manager to spec a project that will best contribute to your team.
• Shipping code and monitoring the deployment of your work.
• Presenting your work to the entire engineering organization at the end of the internship.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Python, C/C++ or Java
• Frontend experience in WebApps, JavaScript, AngularJS, React
• Object oriented programming
• Deployment and testing frameworks
• API development/documentation
• AWS or other PaaS frameworks

Qualifications

• Passion and dedication to changing consumer banking for the better.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with Python, C/C++ or Java.
• Frontend experience in WebApps/JavaScript/AngularJS/React.
• Experience with object oriented programming.
• Experience with deployment and testing frameworks.
• Experience with API development/documentation.
• Experience with AWS or other PaaS frameworks.

Internships are 12-16 weeks long.

The role is remote-first with flexibility.

Compensation is a set amount for the Intern role.

Hourly base pay (USA): $50.00

Monthly base pay (USA): $8,700