I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview process was fairly typical:
- 20-30 minute call with a recruiter to discuss the role and next steps
- 45 minute phone call with an engineer. For my interview, this wasn't the typical coding trivia. Instead, we went over a practical coding challenge that was relevant to the role.
- Full day onsite, consisting of six interviews:
1 coding exercise
1 presentation of the solution to the coding exercise
1 generalist coding interview
1 past experience interview
2 cross functional interviews (core values, behavioural type questions)
At this point, the recruiter I was working with told me there would be one of three outcomes: an offer, a rejection, or more interviews.
In my case, it turned out I hadn't quite convinced them, and I was asked to come back in for two more 45 minute technical interviews. These were similar in scope to the initial phone screen and the generalist coding problem.
The office is incredible, and everyone I worked with was extremely outgoing and friendly. The questions were challenging but fair. Definitely the most relaxed and stress free I've ever felt during a job interview.
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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Question 1
Tell me about the tech stack you've worked with before
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,