Great Place to Work But Company Culture Feels Like a Cult - Recensione dipendente - Software Engineer presso Airbnb

3,0
9 mar 2018
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- great benefits and work life balance - good hiring bar - friendly co-workers - relatively little office politics

Svantaggi

They love promoting their work culture and thinks it's absolutely amazing. It's great if you fall very much to the left of the political spectrum like the rest of the company (and SF). But if you happen to have a couple right-wing sympathies like me such as expressing your admiration for Ben Carson in a team lunch, you will be met with frowns and disdain. I overheard an argument where a co-worker said he opposed universal income and everyone around him started to argue with him. I'm pretty sure if you said you liked Trump in any way, you'd be out of the building with all your possessions in a box. Also the co-founders are infallible and worshipped by everyone on the team. Their "Is Mankind" campaign was a terrible "Emperor's New Clothes"-esque flop but no one dared to correct them.

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5,0
29 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Great management, very positive overall.

Svantaggi

I don't have any obvious things to add here.

5,0
4 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

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.

Svantaggi

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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