Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Phone screens involved two recruiters, two engineers, and a manager.
Onsite interviews included:
- Three technical interviews
- Two cultural fit interviews
- One manager interview
Everyone was nice, and it seemed like a good environment.
Questions
phone1: Java and Hive. phone2: SQL questions, including joins, aggregates, subqueries, and windowing. onsite1: SQL and MapReduce. onsite2: Data warehouse modeling. onsite3: String handling, complex "Fizz Buzz" style questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Airbnb Data Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Airbnb's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Airbnb's Data Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Airbnb Work Experiences
- 5.0Stable organisationData Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 2, 2025Pros: wlb with good opportunity to exploreCons: late night calls and multiple meetings
- 5.0goodData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJanuary 21, 2025Pros: remote work and no salary adjustmentCons: politics and top down culture, slow promo
- 3.0Great company with nice benefitsData Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 9, 2024Pros: Young ambitious team with a lot of learning and growth opportunitiesCons: Working times can be a bit tedious and also the work and private life balance is hard to balance
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