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Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone interview and onsite.

The phone interview went well. I was a little dismayed, however, when the interviewer didn't understand why someone would want to set functions in the constructor for JavaScript. (I was trying to demonstrate using a closure in JavaScript's new class syntax).

Onsite interviews started out great. The first two behavioral interviews were conducted by excellent individuals who both offered very good information about AirBnB.

The experience interview was conducted very poorly. The interviewer required continual explanation of terms, to the point where it heavily disrupted the interview. This included questions like, "What do you mean by low-power machines?" when talking about performance concerns. I am not sure if they were trying to sound more engaged or if they actually didn't understand these concepts.

The technical interviewers were a mixed bag. Two were conducted extremely well, while another was unprepared and seemed half asleep.

Questions

What does it mean to belong?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 191 interview experiences for the Airbnb Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive39%
Neutral26%
Negative36%

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

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