Software Engineering Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
1st Round: Phone Screen 2nd Round: 2 Skype Technicals 3rd Round: Culture Fit
If you look at most questions on Glassdoor, you should be fine. I didn't do well on the "alien order" question, so I didn't make it to the 3rd and final round. Good luck, and practice, practice, practice!
Questions
Q: Palindrome pairs, best solution for them.
Q: Alien alphabet order, also on Glassdoor.
Q: Given an array of integers, print a map using said array. Include a base layer (all stars). Example: [5,4,0,3,4,1] *
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Airbnb Software Engineering role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Airbnb's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Airbnb's Software Engineering interview process in San Francisco, California.
Airbnb Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Good work-life balance with great compensationSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2025Pros: - Overall good work-life balance. - Great company culture.Cons: - Roadmap changes - Top-down management
- 4.0Work from remote friendlyEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 25, 2025Pros: Great culture. Work from remote friendly. Reasonable work-life balance.Cons: slow growth of both the company and the career
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