Airbnb reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,371 total reviews)
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Brian Chesky

85% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Airbnb has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,371 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Airbnb employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Nov 3, 2014

Amazing work, smart teams

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Pros

Having the ability to work on big projects, LOTS of career growth abilities and trust to be a key opinion leader for the team.

Cons

The speed at which projects move can be challenging. Just be ready to work with tight timelines and speedy turnarounds.

5.0
Nov 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Airbnb has a strong positive culture - People are genuinely invested in the company / product and constantly talking about ways to make it better. It's intoxicating and makes it a lot more fun to go to work and think of your own ideas to improve Airbnb. For an engineer, a relatively small team (~140 engineers) working on a complex product makes for lots of opportunities for impact and ownership, even in the first couple months. The fast growth also adds to the ownership and career advancement opportunities, since a relatively short tenure at Airbnb can become seniority with all of the expansion and hiring. Additionally I feel like I've learned a ton both from other engineers and working collaboratively with designers, data scientists, and producers (product managers). Overall I don't think I would have shipped nearly the diverse and impactful set of projects at another company, nor feel the same sense of community among my team and coworkers. I interviewed at many companies before choosing Airbnb and I've never even been tempted to look back!

Cons

The product development process at Airbnb is chaotic. Features usually start as a brainstorm with input from designers, producers, engineers, etc. and coalesce into a (slightly) more concrete roadmap, with the producer taking the lead on shaping the plan. This roadmap can then shift as priorities or situations change, meaning you need to be able to roll with the punches and thrive on a little chaos. But it's not all a con, as having input into the product as an engineer is fun and the system gives engineers a lot of autonomy and discretion on their projects.

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