I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Airbnb (Paris) in Apr 2013
Interview
First interview with the person you will work with than a few others with employees from different departments then a final interview with one of the founders. No tricky questions asked, everyone was really friendly and welcoming. They basically try to find out if you fit with Airbnb's philosophy.
Very positive interview with global recruiter at airbnb who mentioned they would get back to me and ghosted me for a month after, ignoring all my email follow-ups. Very disappointed
After an HR screening call, had a series of three interviews at HQ; however, the 4th interviewer had an unexpected trip, so we had to reschedule for a video interview that evening. the HR person told me the day of my onsite interview was 'Formal Friday' (a weird dress up day) and I didn't have to participate but 'it would help.' I put together an interview outfit that tried to make a nod to this, but it threw me! No one I interviewed with was rockin' 'Formal Friday.'