Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Usual phone screen, followed up by a virtual coding challenge, then an on-site with a whole day of interviews, one of them was alien dictionary from leetcode (hard problem), also create a card game in react, the other interviews were a mix of behavioral and algorithms
Questions
Alien Dictionary (hard problem from LeetCode)
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 81 interview experiences for the Airbnb Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Airbnb's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive43%
Neutral22%
Negative35%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Airbnb's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Airbnb Work Experiences
5.0
Great company, good culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 22, 2025
Pros: Very friendly culture. Team members care for each other.
Cons: Sometimes decisions can be slow.
5.0
Great Team, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 28, 2025
Pros: - Collaborative culture
- People are technically sound
Cons: - Slow career growth
- Being completely remote can be a bit challenging
5.0
Losing the growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 27, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance and decent pay.
Cons: Lose the growth. No one works.
- 5.0Great company, good cultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 22, 2025Pros: Very friendly culture. Team members care for each other.Cons: Sometimes decisions can be slow.
- 5.0Great Team, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2025Pros: - Collaborative culture - People are technically soundCons: - Slow career growth - Being completely remote can be a bit challenging
- 5.0Losing the growthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 27, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance and decent pay.Cons: Lose the growth. No one works.
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