I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Airbnb in Aug 2020
Interview
Recruiter reached out. 2 technical phone screens, then 1 onsite. Wasn't told until after the onsite that there might be further technical interviews, and there will be a cross-functional interview. Company took weeks to get back after onsite. Recruiter said they're putting together an offer and then suddenly said they decided not to move forward at the last step. Feedback seemed subjective as I heard conflicting feedback from the different recruiters throughout the process. Was not the experience I expected from Airbnb based on their culture.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Airbnb in Feb 2026
Interview
Entrevista muito curta, prevista pra 15min mas acho que nem chegou a isso. Poucas perguntas e pouco espaço para o candidato falar sobre a sua experiência, nem a câmera a recrutadora ligou
1. HR screen
The HR asked about my experience and mentioned that their coding question is very difficult. So, we scheduled the first technical interview for two weeks later.
2. 1st technical interview
Just the coding question, no more self-intro and project dive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A Leetcode hard problem about maze, which could use BFS to resolve
Got an email from a recruiter 3 months after applying. 45 min coding assessment was the next round. You have to be flawless to pass this stage. I figured out the hardest part of the problem by myself but needed a hint for the other part. Wrote up the entire thing and didn't pass it. So unnatural.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode binary search style question with a mathematical twist
