Airbnb Senior Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Feb 11, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly negative
How others got an interview
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- 19%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
Interview search
31 interviews
Airbnb interviews FAQs
- Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Airbnb with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 24% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 62 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Airbnb overall takes an average of 29 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Airbnb as a Senior Software Engineer according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 47%
One on one interview: 26%
Presentation: 12%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
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