Airbnb interview notes, page 4 of 19

“This is a classic case question but it goes deeper than it looks.” 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.

“I jumped straight into the database schema and the interviewer had to nudge me back toward clarifying requirements first.” The rest of the author's notes on Software 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.

“This was a lot to pack into one question.” 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.

“I started with state shape and that was probably the right call.” The rest of the author's notes on Software 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.

“Took me a second to not just reach for Dijkstra out of habit.” 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.

“I started with the subscription store and the event source, which felt natural, but I got tripped up when they pushed on the fanout side.” The rest of the author's notes on Software 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.

“I kind of rambled about inclusivity and travel and then realized halfway through I wasn't actually connecting it back to engineering or my work.” 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.

“My first instinct was to jump straight into UI patterns and I had to stop myself.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Designer 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.

“Pretty standard opener.” 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.

“Classic unbounded knapsack / coin change in disguise.” The rest of the author's notes on Machine Learning 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.