Airbnb Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 4, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 24%RecruiterRecruiter
- 20%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 8%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Airbnb interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Airbnb with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 41% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 197 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 Software Engineer according to 197 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 2%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 0%
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