After 3 years... Happy I left! - Anonymous employee Airbnb Employee Review

2.0
Mar 14, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing learning experience - Good benefits - Free food

Cons

- NO work/life balance - Middle Management is the WORST! - No check & Balance system to hold management accountable -Incredible lack of growth opportunity!! Some amazing talents have been there for 4 or 5 years with no growth opportunity. - Professional growth does not depend on your hard work, but on how much your manager likes you. - Focused right now solely on IPO. Everything else, including employees are completely deprioritized - TONS of empty promises!!! Airbnb very rarely lives up, or even comes close to keeping the promises it makes to it's employees. - Toxic environment due to bad management and lack of growth opportunities.

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5.0
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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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