1. Comp 2. Less toxic as compared to others 3. Slow moving resulting in less pressure (in certain parts)
1. Hires less and only senior people. So no growth path for management and IC. 2. Extreme top down. Nothing happens without CEO's decision making 3. Bi-yearly launches which are better suited for hardware world than software. 4. Lot of super senior people in rest and vest mode.
Got an offer from Airbnb and very excited to join. I know there is a three weeks bootcamp before choosing a team, just curious to know if any interesting projects / good teams are hiring in Seattle, so I can prepare ahead. Any comments help, Airbnb fellows. Thanks
I am expecting an offer from Stripe and have an offer from Airbnb Seattle. I am in Seattle and do not want to move. Anybody who worked at one of these companies, care to share your experience at these companies. I got positive vibes from both of these based on interview experience, and I liked talk...Read more
Have an offer to join Airbnb in Seattle. Perks, comp, wlb all look great. My one reservation is finding infra heavy work. My understanding is that Airbnb organizes teams vertically, so almost everyone is full stack. Are there teams in Seattle that just build back-end and have good growth/mentorship ...Read more
I just found out I passed the interviews for Airbnb. What's the Seattle office like? Any teams or product areas to join or avoid? TC: 300k
People at Airbnb Seattle — 1. How long have you been there for? 2. Whats your level of experience? 3. Are there enough technical challenges?
Does the company have a gym benefit in Seattle? If you’re an ex-FAANG, how does the health insurance compare to your old insurance?
Would you choose Amazon or Airbnb in Seattle? Amazon TC: 285k year 1 (160 base, rest is equity) Airbnb TC: 385k year 1 (220 base, options, 75k sign on) Amazon is corporate in Seattle and I’ve been for 8 years vs. Airbnb smaller office but growing and likely to go public in the next year. Move or ...Read more
Heard a new office opened in Seattle. I love the product! Any feedback about working at Airbnb? what type of profiles do they look for in Seattle?
Anything interesting going on at Airbnb Seattle? Are they working on anything interesting, and if so, what is their TC range? Not counting stock options/rsu
Thinking about starting the interview process. Whats the office culture like? Curious about how people like working there and if there are any challenges unique to the company. TC: 170K @Airbnb
How are the engineering teams in Seattle for AirBnB? What teams and projects are available? How big is the office? Which teams have the best engineers? What languages do they use? How is WLB?
I have an offer pending from AirBnB but they won’t give me numbers until I pick a city. My preference is Portland but comp is obviously a factor and if it’s too much of a drop I would opt for Seattle. Does anyone have a rough total comp comparison between the two cities? The offer is for an L5 en...Read more
What are some Engineering teams that's present in Seattle? I'm from AWS and mostly work on distributed systems, developing modules for web servers (c/c++) and i have also built large scale systems using other AWS services. Given this background what team would be a good fit for me in airbnb. looki...Read more
Senior PM at Microsoft, have offer from FB and final round at Google. Looking for referrals at pre-IPO companies, especially Airbnb, in Seattle.
How many employees here? How may product teams in Seattle? What the level of PMs in abnb is equivalent to a tenured l6 pm in amzn?
How's the food? Do they do only lunch or breakfast and/or dinner as well? The food was real bad on the day of my interview and want to know if that's the exception or is just usually bad. TC 290K YOE 7