I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2015
Interview
I did a phone screen with some live coding, followed by a full-day onsite interview.
The phone screen wasn't extremely difficult, it seems to me that they were looking more for how you solve problems, rather than looking at the actual solutions.
The onsite interview was a mix of cultural and technical interviews. I really enjoyed all of the employees that I met with, and had a fun time talking with them. The cultural interviews felt more like natural conversations than the traditional question/answer structure. The technical interviews were mostly just coding challenges, but they focused more on practical problem solving. Interviewing really solidified my appreciation of the company and my desire to work there.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb in Oct 2015
Interview
Quick phone call with recruiter and then a technical phone screen. The interviewer was very difficult to understand and very impatient. I had a working solution except for one test case. He says he needs to run to a meeting and hangs up early, did not give the opportunity to ask questions. Received a rejection two days later. This experience has left a sour taste in my mouth.
I applied to two software engineer positions - 1 in SF, another in Portland. My resume exactly matched the job description so I though why not to try, at the end I received two autogenerated rejects almost immediate (at 2:30 am on Sunday). My friend also applied there and he works for google he got the same automatic reject also at 2:30 am on Sunday, so I don't think that the resume is the issue here, or airbnb is looking for nobel laureates. Possibly they reject everyone out of state..and they have some kind of scheduled job that does it...Don't waste your time.
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