Airbnb vs Stripe Internship Offer

Oct 21, 2020 25 Comments

My friend has 2021 SWE summer internship offers from both Airbnb (deferred from last summer) and Stripe. Not much information about specific teams from either company will be known until a couple months before summer. He is an international student so securing a work visa after graduation is important. Which company should he choose?

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  • Google
    JcIu28

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    JcIu28
    Stripe. Shouldn’t even be a question
    Oct 21, 2020 0
  • Airbnb / Eng
    AirEveryWr

    Go to company page Airbnb Eng

    AirEveryWr
    Stripe. Airbnb though is not in trouble as others are pointing (you will see in S1 soon) but industry is. If shit continues on covid then you never know. Stripe is on safe side plus their growth story is amazing too . So why take even little risk when both are rewarding
    Oct 23, 2020 14
    • Airbnb / Eng
      ipoipo

      Go to company page Airbnb Eng

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      Google, Facebook
      ipoipo
      Also fyi we use ton of other payment gateways not just stripe.
      Oct 23, 2020
    • Airbnb / Eng
      AirEveryWr

      Go to company page Airbnb Eng

      AirEveryWr
      I think stripe is also a leader in their own space despite competition; but your comp model mentioned above just shows that your management cares more about themselves rather than employees.
      Oct 23, 2020
  • Amazon
    UNOF75

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    UNOF75
    Airbnb is very shaky still as we don't know how the covid situation is going to go in the next years. Not a great time to join. They might even cancel/postpone their internships again anyway
    Oct 21, 2020 1
    • New
      🏃‍♀️b

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      🏃‍♀️b
      this aged really well
      Nov 24, 2021
  • Goldman Sachs
    j5g67af

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    j5g67af
    My Airbnb return offer this year was pushed back and I had to scramble to find a temp alternative. So there's your answer
    Oct 21, 2020 0
  • Airbnb
    pWDm03

    Go to company page Airbnb

    pWDm03
    Stripe
    Oct 21, 2020 0