Airbnb

Global Travel Technology Company — Pioneering the Sharing Economy

2008
Founded
San Francisco
Headquarters
~7,300
Employees
247
Open Roles
Culture Overview

Live and work anywhere

Airbnb redefined travel by creating the world's largest community-driven accommodation platform, and they've applied that same innovative spirit to how they build their workplace. Since 2022, their groundbreaking "Live and Work Anywhere" policy allows employees to live anywhere in their country of employment with no change to compensation — one of the most progressive remote work policies in tech. The engineering culture is deeply rooted in open source, with contributions like Lottie, Apache Airflow, and 200+ public repositories.

Remote-Friendly Work-Life Balance Diverse & Inclusive Open Source Culture Strong Comp & Equity
Glassdoor Ratings

What employees actually say

4.1
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 5,000 reviews
Culture & Values 4.2
Work-Life Balance 4.0
Compensation & Benefits 4.2
Career Opportunities 3.5
Senior Management 3.5
Overall Rating 4.1
80% Recommend to a Friend
87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
Employee Review Themes

The good and the hard parts

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Live and Work Anywhere policy — genuine remote flexibility with no pay cuts, plus quarterly in-person gatherings
  • ✓ Strong compensation and benefits — competitive pay, quarterly travel credits, annual educational stipends, and excellent healthcare
  • ✓ Amazing people and collaborative culture — employees consistently praise the caliber of their colleagues
  • ✓ Strong company mission and brand — working on a product people genuinely love with a "belonging anywhere" mission
  • ✓ Good work-life balance — flexible schedules, limited mandatory in-office time, respect for personal time

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ Limited career growth — promotions are slow and senior positions frequently filled externally rather than promoted from within
  • ✗ Internal politics at mid-to-senior levels — decision-making influenced by alignments rather than performance
  • ✗ Senior management rated 3.5/5 — some disorganized procedures and micromanagement from top leadership
  • ✗ Post-IPO cultural decline — increasing corporate bureaucracy, declining benefits compared to pre-IPO era
  • ✗ Accountability gaps — some employees describe an "every man for himself" environment in certain teams
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

Java Ruby JavaScript TypeScript Kotlin Swift

Open Source & Research

200+ public repositories including Lottie, Apache Airflow, Visx, and Epoxy. One of the most active open-source contributors in the industry.

Design & Product

Design-led culture with a proprietary Design Language System (DLS). CEO Brian Chesky models his leadership on Steve Jobs' obsession with product details.

Team Structure

Cross-functional teams with strong engineering-design collaboration. Live and Work Anywhere policy for all employees.

Open Positions

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