Great company overall, slow to uplevel, lots of top-down decision making - Software Engineer Airbnb Employee Review

4.0
Nov 5, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Great culture, everyone is genuinely very nice - Eng quality is generally very good (Mobile). Saw it decline some as I was there - Lots of middle management, led to lack of progress.

Cons

- Slow to uplevel, very rigid timelines. This was the reason I left. - Very top down, lots of "Brian asks" that take precedence over everything else - Tech quality declining

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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