Software Engineer New Grad Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process was quite fast.
The HR representative was typical of what you would see at a top tech company. They spent a lot of time providing excellent information about the company and answering questions.
The interviewer I had was a recent graduate. The questions were all clearly defined. You are told exactly how much time you have to solve the problem and can use an IDE. I suspect that you are evaluated based on how much you use the IDE, though.
Questions
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Check if two strings are palindromes.
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Make a function that does this for lists of strings.
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Implement a hash function for this instead of brute force.
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Success Rate
Airbnb's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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Airbnb Work Experiences
- 2.0Beware of the health insuranceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 22, 2015Pros: Positive culture Fast pace of growth Great mission Excellent peopleCons: Check the fine print on the benefits if you are coming from another tech company, especially if you have or are planning to have a family and need good health insurance. That was the biggest surprise for me and will probably be one of the reasons I decide to eventually leave.
- 5.0Best job I've ever hadEngineering • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 22, 2021Pros: Company really stresses and lives by its core values. Upper management is open about what's happening. Work/life balance is amazing. Company really tries to take care of its employees; it added an extra week of "Wellbeing" days to help people adjust for COVID. Compensation is comparable to the top-tier companies (even after the IPO).Cons: The office is still closed due to Covid, with very distant plans to reopen. I miss the office.
- 5.0Great working environment!Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 22, 2025Pros: Work from home and nice perks.Cons: Top-down culture for an engineering team.
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