First I was contacted by the recruiter, who I found extremely kind and genuine. We corresponded over email to set up a technical interview. When I picked up my phone for the interview, the other side was very noisy, and the engineer on the phone didn't bother to greet or acknowledge who I am, and immediately started spelling out the problem to me. He had a heavy accent, which was difficult to understand on top of the distracting background noises. The problem he gave was also a complicated one, with conditions he did not describe very clearly even as I kept asking for clarifications. All in all, the interview itself did not go so well, but I took it as a learning experience.
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Verbally agreed not to disclose the interview question.
Pretty standard engineering interview. Recruiter call, technical interview, system design. They also had a code review interview that I had never seen before. I thought it was a little trickier than average, but not horrible. Sucks that if you don't move to the next round you can't reapply for a year.
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Tell me about the tech stack you've worked with before
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Airbnb (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Submitted my application and the next day i received the coding assessment I did not speak to anyone it was all done online, Im still waiting to hear back on my results
I applied online. I interviewed at Airbnb in Mar 2026
Interview
Had hiring manager call but got reject after the interview. The interview was around my past experience in the current company. Talked about how I influence roadmap, handle escalations and architect team’s initiatives,