I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Airbnb
No offer
Negative experience
Easy interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2019
Interview
It was one of the worst phone interview experiences in my life. An interviewer didn't believe that people who report to me like me as a manager and insisted on answering his questions about it, keeping half of the conversation based on that.
The recruiter reply was a template and my follow up question was ignored. After working at several startups and FAANG companies, this experience was awful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me when your employees gave you negative feedback
Recruiter and then HM. Ghosted completely after HM and no replies to follow ups from the recruiter. In the end, I dodged a bullet on this company. I’d never want to work somewhere that treats people that way. Just a perfect window into what employment there would be like.
Interview process is transparent but lengthy. Briefing is shared before interviews along with relevant docs. Technical bar is high. Interviewers were knowledgeable and comes with depth of understanding. Overall experience was good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions overall evakuated technical and leadership qualities
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Airbnb
Interview
The job postings are mostly for H1B or GreenCard. Don't waste your time with them. They keep rejecting even if you have over 80% match from the job posting. Applied to 3+ roles over 6 month period and have relevant experience and MsCs from top US university.