Airbnb interview notes, page 1 of 19

“I knew window functions were the move here but I second-guessed myself on whether to use a rolling average or just daily aggregates.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at Airbnb, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This was the hiring manager screen and it felt more like a calibration call than a real interview.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Onsite - Multi Round round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This wrecked me a little.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at Airbnb, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The basic version is manageable.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The singleton case tripped me up at first.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The first thing I fumbled was the definition of 'quality' itself.” The rest of the author's notes on Machine Learning Engineer interview at Airbnb, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The whole round was basically this one question with follow-ups woven in.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Started with a plain hashmap and felt good about it, then they asked about TTL and I kind of fumbled the expiry logic.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Blanked for a second because I hadn't really thought past the surface level answer about travel and belonging.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Airbnb, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight to supply-demand levers without grounding it in any user segment first, which I think was a mistake.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Airbnb, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.