Great perks, pay, and people
Great perks, pay, and people
Most people are extremely nice and driven at Airbnb.
You can really find whatever you are looking for in a team.
The tech stack is a priority for the company, which makes it a great place to work as an engineer. We have tech talks at the office, open source projects, stipends to attend conferences, etc. We encourage novel/optimal technical solutions even when the project may take more time, and we are trying to build with the long term in mind.
Office politics can be frustrating.
Designers have too much power, and many don't know how to build UX or be on top of projects.
The quality of engineers is highly variable.
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Let go of more engineers who aren't meeting expectations. They are difficult to work with, and continuing to play nice is a lose-lose situation for both parties involved. It hurts our brand, wastes money, and lowers the quality of our product. I think we also need to revisit our interview process to make it more fair and filter out more low-quality engineers.
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Being kind ("Be a host," etc.) does not need to translate into padding every piece of feedback with niceties. I would prefer if the office culture tended more towards radical candor and less towards "fake nice."
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Software Engineer
The interview process was pretty terrible. I would suggest looking elsewhere or using this company for practice interviews (for other companies) if you want to leave with a positive experience, whether rejected or not. I went all the way to the onsi
Software Engineer
The interview process was lengthy and tough, but the questions were fun to solve. The interviewer was nice as well. I would interview again in the future. This was last year. Not sure what else to include here in the review.
Software Engineer
Asked technical and culture fit questions. I remember them asking about the company's four core values and how they might apply to me. I ended up talking about my past experiences.
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 9, 2021The interview process was pretty terrible. I would suggest looking elsewhere or using this company for practice interviews (for other companies) if you want to leave with a positive experience, whether rejected or not. I went all the way to the onsi
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2021The interview process was lengthy and tough, but the questions were fun to solve. The interviewer was nice as well. I would interview again in the future. This was last year. Not sure what else to include here in the review.
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 17, 2020Asked technical and culture fit questions. I remember them asking about the company's four core values and how they might apply to me. I ended up talking about my past experiences.
