Security Intern, Affirm
Summer 2026
USA hourly base pay: $55.00. USA monthly base pay: $9,500
More information about location
3 days a week in office
POS installment loans
Open for applications
POS installment loans
1001+ employees
Open for applications
USA hourly base pay: $55.00. USA monthly base pay: $9,500
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver honest and transparent financial products that improve users' lives.
Role
Who you are
- Strong ethical and discretionary ability to handle sensitive information and data
- Curious and motivated learner: University enrolled student who has experience or interest in information security
- Ability to collaborate with other team members and open to receiving feedback
- Good communication skills with an interest in learning to communicate security issues to a range of audience
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution to effectively solve challenges
- Experience with Python or similar language to help develop API integrations
- Some knowledge of cloud security fundamentals is preferred (AWS or similar)
What the job involves
- As a member of the Information Security team at Affirm, you will be joining a team of fun, passionate and highly skilled individuals who like solving security challenges and enjoy learning new skills. We partner together with a team first mindset and are keen on redefining security in the fintech space
- We are looking for an intern who will be primarily supporting the Product Security Engineering and Architecture (PSEA) team and will work on meaningful projects that will help enhance Affirm’s security posture. PSEA’s main mission is to protect our brand, employees, infrastructure and intellectual property while enabling rapid business execution
- Through this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and contribute to enhancing our preventive, detective and responsive security controls against information security threats
- We're excited to launch this brand new hybrid office Intern program for computer science or related majors. The program will kick off in May/June 2026
- You will work out of the San Francisco office and participate in our direct mentorship program
- This program requires you to work out of the office for three days a week—Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday—to collaborate with your team, early career Affirmers, and your mentor. You'll experience the best of both worlds: the in-office experience and remote work
- You'll be paired with a mentor who you'll work alongside and meet with weekly
- Partner with security engineers across the following four functions within the Product Security Engineering and Architecture team - Identity & Access Management (IAM), Platform Security & Product Security
- You will get to contribute to projects in areas including but not limited to:
- Hands on opportunity to revamp secrets and key management solutions
- Deploy controls that would bolster network security at scale
- Enhancing our Vulnerability Management Program
- Developing automations to improve operational workflows
- Applying IAM controls across a variety of users, applications and services
- Collaborate with cross functional Security teams such as Security Operations & Security Risk Management to learn about their functions as well
- 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, Hackathons, etc
- Interns present their work to the entire engineering organization at the end of the internship
Our take
Affirm offers point-of-sale loans to consumers, working with merchants like Shopify, KAYAK, and Walmart. Buy now, pay later transactions have grown in popularity in recent years, and this business is tapping into the market with a totally different approach to credit - by delivering the Affirm card, the first US debit card with the option to pay-over-time.
Boasting over 21M consumers and 337,000+ merchants, the company offers flexible payback options, ranging from 3 to 36 months. The interest rates run between 0% and 30%, so, while they are not necessarily the cheapest option, Affirm prides itself on having no fees for late payments, no hidden charges, and total transparency about what people will pay before they take out a loan.
Affirm collects payments from the customers and pays the merchants directly, shouldering the risk itself. The company has boosted its market share, expanding its availability beyond the US to include most of Canada, and continues to launch new features and create new partnerships towards bettering its offering.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Sep 2020
$500m
SERIES G
Apr 2019
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family
- Spending Wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses
- Supportive Communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups
- Remote-first Workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country
- Generous Time Off: Take the time you need when life happens
- Health Benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs
- Mental Healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs
- Parental Leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks’ paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay
- Away Days: We offer 20 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge
- Learning & Development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth
Company HQ
Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Levchin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has founded/co-founded numerous companies, holding various executive positions at each, including Paypal, Slide, Glow, HVF Labs, and SciFi VC. Also worked at large brands including Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and Evernote.
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