I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2015
Interview
It was very quick and efficient. The recruiter contacted and set up a first round phone interview the following week. I heard back from them 3-4 days later to set up a second round with with hiring manager. The interview with the hiring manager was not easy, very specific to my resume, and very product focused -- not finance focused.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Airbnb in Aug 2022
Interview
Process was extremely long, about a month and a half and two take home projects (two days worth of work). I had 1 screen interview with recruiter, 3 separate 1:1 interviews with hiring manager, 3 separate interviews with other members, 1 panel interview, 1 panel presentation, and 2 1:1 interviews with members outside of the team for culture interviews. Most of the questions they asked on 1:1 were read out of a script because I got asked the same question multiple times. After this entire process, it seemed like the manager wanted a copy of her for the position and no one would ever be the right fit (they had been hiring for the position for over 3 months by the time I interviewed). Hiring manager mentioned 6+ times that the job needed to be executed perfectly and there was no room for error. I don't want to be in a culture where I'm afraid of making a mistake and don't have room for any learning. Hiring manager mentioned the better you are the more work you get and that she basically had no work life balance - red flags all over.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to pick a location to visit an Air BNB where would it be and why? What are some of your strengths? Describe your last mistake and how you dealt with it? How do you deal with timelines and stressful situations?
