RejectedOnsite

Strong Start, Onsite Set Up to Fail

AirbnbSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Apr 2026

Sharing my full Airbnb loop. A friend's classmate referred me in, and I got a response the very next day. Here's the weird thing: the first round was a phone screen with the hiring manager — an HM based somewhere else — 30 minutes, and it went really well. He was a genuinely nice guy, and you could tell right away he was a good manager. What he worked on matched well with my background too, and I…

Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.