I applied through other source. I interviewed at Airbnb in Mar 2017
Interview
Phone interview, and onsite. Phone interview went well, although I was a little dismayed when the interviewer didn't understand why someone would want to set functions in the constructor for JavaScript. (I was trying to demonstrate using a closure in javascript's new class syntax).
On site interviews started out great, the first 2 behavioral interviews where conducted by some excellent folks that both offered very good information about AirBnB.
The experience interview was conducted very poorly, the interviewer required continual explanation of terms to the point of it heavily disrupting the interview. This included questions like "what do you mean by low power machines" when talking about performance concerns. I am not sure if it was to try and sound more engaged, or if they actually didn't understand these concepts.
The technical interviewers were a mixed bag. Two were conducted extremely well, while the other was unprepared and was half asleep.
Pretty standard engineering interview. Recruiter call, technical interview, system design. They also had a code review interview that I had never seen before. I thought it was a little trickier than average, but not horrible. Sucks that if you don't move to the next round you can't reapply for a year.
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Submitted my application and the next day i received the coding assessment I did not speak to anyone it was all done online, Im still waiting to hear back on my results
I applied online. I interviewed at Airbnb in Mar 2026
Interview
Had hiring manager call but got reject after the interview. The interview was around my past experience in the current company. Talked about how I influence roadmap, handle escalations and architect team’s initiatives,
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