Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I had applied the year before for an internship and received an offer. I reapplied for a full-time role this year but was rejected after two phone screens. I was very confused because I solved the problem on both phone screens, and the interviewers sounded happy enough.
Last year, when I interviewed with them about six times, and my performance was about that good or even worse, I got past that interview. So, I was expecting to make it to the next round and was very confused when I found out I hadn't.
It seems like either they are not in a hiring mood, or the technical bar is way too high.
Questions
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Pretty tricky string parsing related question
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Designing a class for financial transactions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 82 interview experiences for the Airbnb Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success 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
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Airbnb's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Airbnb Work Experiences
- 4.0Airbnb employees, top to bottom, are very passionate about the productSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 6, 2014Pros: Employees are young and outgoing. The product is going through rapid expansion. The benefits and food services provided are extremely comprehensive.Cons: There are some growing pains associated with the very rapid growth of the development team. Bottlenecks of few individuals that truly understand the stack are starting to form, and a level of bureaucracy is starting to set in with attempts to maintain a cohesive experience.
- 5.0Best Place EverSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 10, 2015Pros: - Great leadership - Not stressful - A lot of freedom - Tons of great peopleCons: - No gym, but there are gym membership benefits.
- 5.0Great place to work if you want ownership and license/agencySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2015Pros: Agency: If you see a gap, you can fill it. Several of our teams have been formed by a couple of engineers deciding that something needs to be improved, and rather than telling management that there is a need, they just filled the need themselves.Cons: For a lot of engineers, the tendency is to automate everything. It can require a fair bit of discipline to do things that don't scale, but at this stage of the company's growth, the opportunity cost of working on automation for a couple of weeks can be significant.
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