Data Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
November 21, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Asked about data modeling questions: how to design different tables, how to partition data, and how to scale. Also asked to write SQL queries based on the previous questions. The coding interview asked simple coding questions, such as array manipulation, if-else statements, and loops.
Questions
Write SQL queries on different tables.
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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
33%
Pass 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
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Airbnb's Data Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Airbnb Work Experiences
5.0
Stable organisation
Data Engineer • Current Employee
September 2, 2025
Pros: wlb with good opportunity to explore
Cons: late night calls and multiple meetings
5.0
good
Data Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, CA
January 21, 2025
Pros: remote work and no salary adjustment
Cons: politics and top down culture, slow promo
3.0
Great company with nice benefits
Data Engineer • Current Employee
December 9, 2024
Pros: Young ambitious team with a lot of learning and growth opportunities
Cons: Working times can be a bit tedious and also the work and private life balance is hard to balance
- 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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