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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Two coding phone screens. Both had moderately difficult questions related to strings and substrings.

One system design interview - the interviewer was very disinterested and very quiet, and didn't participate much.

Two coding interviews:

  • One involved a string-related question again.
  • Another was an array question that used the concept of local minima to predict where rainwater would settle on a terrain.

One architecture interview - a very senior person conducted this interview. You need to discuss a high-impact project you completed, going through its complexities and key decisions made.

Questions

Many string search related questions appear in coding interviews.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 20 interview experiences for the Airbnb Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

Airbnb's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive20%
Neutral15%
Negative65%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Airbnb's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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