Product Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Airbnb with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Designer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 Product Designer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 5%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
one phone call and onsite, presentation of several projects to design team. talked about design challenge, went over some questions, made some jokes, etc. got to know the team, 4 more interviews (one on one) after lunch. tour of airbnb.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Airbnb in Jun 2025
Interview
After a long, needlessly drawn out interview process, I was essentially ghosted.
I sent 2 polite follow ups over the course of 3 weeks. Each time the recruiter replied with a vague promise to follow up soon, but never did.
My takeaway is that Airbnb does not respect the time and effort recruits put into their interview process.
I received a screening call and a take home design challenge. The challenge was fairly simple however I got ghosted after finishing the challenge. I wish they gave me a response given the effort I put in.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb in Feb 2018
Interview
- Received an email from a recruiter and scheduled our first initial call.
- Had a call with the recruiter and a design manager.
- Had a 1:1 call with a design manager.
- Received a design exercise and was asked to complete in 1 week.
- Spent 15 hours working on the exercise and sent a presentation by email.
- Got a rejection email a week after I sent the presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reimagine and redesign an existing digital product of your choice that showcases your skills and abilities to solve a complex problem as a designer.