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%
Group panel interview: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb in Oct 2018
Interview
I interviewed with Airbnb for a SWE intern position in October, 2018. I submitted my resume in an on-campus recruiting event and I heard back in roughly 1 week and was given an online challenge (~45 min HackerRank challenge). The HR reached out after I submitted the online challenge and asked me to schedule two 45 minutes technical phone interview with the engineers. The questions are Leetcode medium/hard level. What came next is a culture fit round, they ask you standard behavior questions but also questions related to Airbnb and traveling. If you passed all the rounds, you will receive a phone call form the HR discussing the offer. Airbnb moves fast with the interview process and overall it is a very positive experience!
“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.