Software Engineer(Internship) 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 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 55 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(Internship) according to 55 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 49%
Presentation: 26%
One on one interview: 10%
Drug test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2016
Interview
First, there is one technical phone screen. Then, there are three technical Skype interviews, in my case two were for mobile and one was general. Finally, there is one cross-functional interview. All in all, it was a fantastic interview process. My recruiter was very attentive throughout the entire process and the interviewers were great.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical challenges that tested my knowledge of iOS;.
“Three rounds in total. After a short recruiter screen, I had two 45-minute technical coding interviews on Zoom/CoderPad (data structures, algorithms, edge cases, complexity) followed by one 45-minute cross-team values interview focused on collaboration, ownership, communication, and product sense. No heavy system design. All interviews were virtual, interviewers were friendly and left time for questions. The process took about two weeks from scheduling to decision.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (Sunnyvale, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
It was a two-round, 45-minute technical interview. After you pass these two interviews, you will have another two, 45-minute technical interviews, one behavioral and one technical. Expect leetcode medium and hard question
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Airbnb in Oct 2022
Interview
OA then Interview process, Hackerrank with 2 questions but didn't make it to next round due to head count issues. I would say hackerrank is medium to hard level questions.