Airbnb vs Square SWE

Google
BlWh34

Go to company page Google

BlWh34
Mar 3, 2020 20 Comments

Which company is more prestigious? Which one offers higher TC?

comments

Want to comment? LOG IN or SIGN UP
TOP 20 Comments
  • Airbnb
    zerokewl

    Go to company page Airbnb

    zerokewl
    Regarding TC, Apply to both and see what TC you are offered. I’ve worked for both companies and they are both great in different ways.

    Do you prefer guaranteed liquid equity over maybe-liquid-soon-equity?
    Square

    Do you prefer a culture of startups over uniformity across verticals?
    Square

    Do you prefer mature dev infra?
    Airbnb

    Do you prefer a culture that promotes cutting edge languages and frameworks even when there is insufficient proof they are better?
    Airbnb

    Do you prefer a culture where people (from the CEO down) push their progressive political ideals?
    Airbnb

    Do you want a company that’s very bullish on crypto and digital payments in general?
    Square

    Do you prefer a company that is embracing a distributed workforce?
    Square

    Do you prefer beautifully designed offices in SF?
    Airbnb

    Kombucha on tap?
    Airbnb

    Lunch on Fridays?
    Airbnb

    Dinner?
    Airbnb

    Dessert?
    Square
    Mar 3, 2020 7
    • Square / Other
      St@ff

      Go to company page Square Other

      St@ff
      This may surprise, but Jack is actually a centrist who fends off the SJWs.
      Mar 3, 2020
    • Square
      AzID47

      Go to company page Square

      AzID47
      We stopped doing lunch on Fridays when there was a lot of uproar about corporate cafeterias screwing up the business climate for restaurants around here, so now on Friday we go out and eat. There's still a really basic lunch in the office if you're doing an interview or oncall and can't get away, but there's enough options within a block that it's not a big deal.
      Mar 4, 2020
  • Airbnb
    iwoi

    Go to company page Airbnb

    iwoi
    Why would you go to square or Airbnb when you could go to stripe haha
    Mar 3, 2020 1
  • Airbnb
    hdjaosoo

    Go to company page Airbnb

    hdjaosoo
    I know this is a dumb measure of prestige, but our interviews are harder
    Mar 3, 2020 3
    • Airbnb
      qqqqqs

      Go to company page Airbnb

      qqqqqs
      Actually nowadays way fewer of our questions have solutions online.
      Mar 3, 2020
    • New
      qjtdargxa

      New

      qjtdargxa
      ^^ sad. This means those who joined by memorizing the answers now could bar those who don’t have such equal privilege. And I don’t have much confidence in such memorization warrior’s judgement against senior candidates.
      Mar 3, 2020
  • Samsung
    Soy Sauce

    Go to company page Samsung

    BIO
    Soy Sauce Expert
    Soy Sauce
    Square, I'd rather work in NYC.
    Mar 3, 2020 1
  • Airbnb
    henfree

    Go to company page Airbnb

    henfree
    Airbnb. Ignore what the negative nellies have to say on blind. It is genuinely a great place to work. There are a lot of technical challenges to solve, so if you’re looking for vertical growth, it’s a good place to be. Reach out to me if you’re debating between specific teams. I’m happy to help.

    As for the outlook, I’m positive. They’re successfully diversifying into a non rental homes business and scaling, so the outlook is definitely very good, given that the business model already works and grows well for booking.com etc.
    Mar 3, 2020 0