I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Airbnb in Jun 2025
Interview
After a long, needlessly drawn out interview process, I was essentially ghosted.
I sent 2 polite follow ups over the course of 3 weeks. Each time the recruiter replied with a vague promise to follow up soon, but never did.
My takeaway is that Airbnb does not respect the time and effort recruits put into their interview process.
Other Product Designer interview reviews for Airbnb
I received a screening call and a take home design challenge. The challenge was fairly simple however I got ghosted after finishing the challenge. I wish they gave me a response given the effort I put in.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airbnb in Feb 2018
Interview
- Received an email from a recruiter and scheduled our first initial call.
- Had a call with the recruiter and a design manager.
- Had a 1:1 call with a design manager.
- Received a design exercise and was asked to complete in 1 week.
- Spent 15 hours working on the exercise and sent a presentation by email.
- Got a rejection email a week after I sent the presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reimagine and redesign an existing digital product of your choice that showcases your skills and abilities to solve a complex problem as a designer.