Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Airtable with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 25 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Airtable overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Airtable as a Software Engineer according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 63%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 8%
Other: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Airtable
Interview
Before the interview, I looked into Airtable and noticed that 99% of the female engineers were of Chinese origin. I didn't have high expectations for passing, as I had read comments on Blind suggesting their preference for certain white men. During the interview, the interviewer seemed unprepared and struggled to clearly articulate the main goal of the task. She appeared to rely on a solution displayed on her monitor and attempted to compare it to my approach, rather than focusing on problem-solving. It felt like she expected me to replicate the exact code she had. I believe it's important to highlight that problems can often be solved in multiple ways, and flexibility in thinking is a crucial part of engineering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the interview, the task involved fetching data from an API, but there was random, unnecessary information included without clear reasoning. The interviewer struggled to clearly articulate the goal of the task, and I ultimately had to articulate it myself at the end when i figured out as she seemed focused on expecting me to reproduce the exact code she had on her monitor. The question itself was not clearly or fully explained. But she tried to look smart though.
Recruiter then phone screen - phone screen was “product based” and easy LC difficulty, interviewer was very kind, helpful and attentive. Passed the round but didn’t move forward due to accepting a different offer
I applied online. I interviewed at Airtable (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
The phone screen was very conversational and good follow ups were asked. It was specific to an AirTable feature used in the spreadsheet operations. I would say it is not LeetCode style and the recruiter had already told me this would be close to a real world problem.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Airtable
Interview
Had a recruiter screen which went well, I really liked the recruiter here! Super nice and on top of it, and I was excited for the opportunity to interview here. However, I didn't appreciate my interviewer at all. My interviewer was very unhelpful and did a terrible job at explaining the overview of what needed to be implemented. At one point, he even laughed/scoffed at something I was saying, and I just felt very disrespected, and he gave me an air of arrogance. If this is the type of engineer Airtable hires, then I'm certainly not a good fit for this company. In addition, he didn't give me enough time to think, and when I was proposing an idea he would try to give me the answer before I even had an adequate amount of time to think. Like hold on! I'm getting to it. I truly don't think I was given a fair chance because of the interviewer I was given but it's okay, there are other opportunities out there. Just super unfortunate because I really liked my recruiter and I thought this culture would be reflected during the interview process!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Recruiter asked me about my background and projects