Process
I applied to a new grad position in August on their site and heard back from HR after five days. The HR was very prompt in replying and scheduling a technical phone interview. I was asked a moderate question on integers and a hashmap, but the interviewer's accent made it very difficult to answer his questions. I started by telling him the implementation and solution to the problem, and later he told me that he wanted me to implement the hasNext(), next(), and remove() functions of the Iterator class. His statements were very ambiguous and unclear.
After the coding part, when I was told to "explain test cases," I started by listing all possible test cases for the problem. Another bummer: he wanted me to trace and run through the code with an example test case.
I don't think I will get through this round, but it would be great to have someone with a clear accent as an interviewer, especially for a telephonic interview. I will definitely try again for Airbnb.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Airbnb Software Engineer New Grad role in United States.
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Airbnb's interview process for their Software Engineer New Grad roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
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Airbnb Work Experiences
- 5.0Best Company EverSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 15, 2023Pros: Great work-life balance and interesting work.Cons: Work can be stressful, but compensation and days off more than make up for it.
- 3.0Good compensation, lackluster managementSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 28, 2023Pros: - Pay and most benefits are well above industry average. - Business & brand is strong. - Most of the tech stack is pretty sophisticated, so it’s good for keeping skills up.Cons: The culture is avoidant of honest feedback; people would prefer you keep criticisms to yourself. It’s unclear what responsibilities middle management has, or how to hold anyone accountable. Career advancement is limited due to how promotions are evaluated. Pressure for “large scope” criteria motivates engineers to invent flashy but costly/unnecessary initiatives. Priorities are misaligned with the business. Managers pressure ICs to find a way to promotion without any real path actually existing. Most middle managers are promoted from IC roles and don’t know what good management looks like, and are given no training. There is the least amount of task visibility or project organization of any company I’ve worked for. This leads to a lack of shared sense of accomplishment and siloing of work. Company recently switched to a top-down decision-making strategy (I.e., waterfall), so engineers are even more siloed and have fewer opportunities for visibility & collaboration. Design often doesn’t factor in cost to build.
- 5.0Love It, No Comms!Tech Lead • Current EmployeeMarch 16, 2023Pros: I really love working here.Cons: No coms at all, love it.
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