Great company to work for if you're in you're under 35 - Software Engineer Airbnb Employee Review

5.0
10 Dec 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Weekly friday happy hour, great food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Healthy snacks. Well-behaved dogs allowed in the office. Very long maternity and paternity leave. Very flexible work schedule. Very interesting coworkers. Fast-growing, lots of room for advancement. Located in the heart of San Francisco.

Cons

Very high expectations of employees. Even though it is growing quickly, the bar is set incredibly high for hiring. IT department is slow.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Airbnb's mission of creating a world where anyone can belong anywhere strongly resonates with me. I'm excited by the opportunity to build products that operate at global scale and directly impact millions of users. My background in full-stack engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered applications aligns well with Airbnb's focus on innovation, reliability, and exceptional user experiences. I am particularly attracted to Airbnb's engineering culture, emphasis on ownership, and commitment to solving complex technical challenges while delivering meaningful value to hosts, guests, and communities worldwide.

Cons

One challenge of working at Airbnb is the complexity that comes with operating a global platform at scale. Engineering teams must balance reliability, performance, compliance, and user experience across many markets and stakeholders. While this can make development and decision-making more complex, it is also one of the aspects that makes the work technically interesting and professionally rewarding.

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