Airbnb’s interview process typically starts with a technical phone screen, followed by an onsite loop consisting of 4–5 interview rounds.

Phone Screen

The process often starts with a technical phone screen. This is usually a coding round, where candidates are expected to solve a LeetCode-style question.

Some commonly reported questions include:

• Query Parser: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb/query-parser
• Layover: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb/layover
• Keyword Highlighting: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb/keyword-highlighting
• Key Value Sum: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb/key-value-sum

We’ve compiled a more comprehensive list of recently asked Airbnb questions here: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb

Onsite Loop

In addition to coding rounds, Airbnb’s onsite loop can include the following rounds:

• Code review round
• Architecture round
• Deep dive / technical experience round
• Core values round

Code Review Round

The code review round is especially worth preparing for. Candidates are typically asked to review several pull requests, fix bugs in the code and discuss any issues, improvements, and tradeoffs.

We have some actual Python code snippets that candidates may be asked to review in this round + things to mention for a strong hire rating. You can find more details here: https://www.interviewdb.io/question/airbnb/airbnb-python-code-review

For candidates using Java, the Python code review prompt may still be useful, since candidates have reported that the PR structure is the same across languages.

Architecture Round

The architecture round is a typical system design interview, with emphasis on high-level design decisions and tradeoffs.

Core Values Round

The Core Values round is behavioral-focused and tests how well you align with Airbnb’s values. Be prepared for questions around community, belonging, collaboration, and impact, such as how you contributed to a community or supported an underrepresented group.

Deep Dive Round

The Deep Dive round goes deep into your past projects. Be prepared to talk through a project you’ve worked on in depth and explain the technical decisions and tradeoffs you made.