Airbnb
Large (~7,300)
Doctolib
Large (~3,500)
Best For
Airbnb
Best for: Engineers who want Live Anywhere flexibility with strong comp and no pay cuts
Doctolib
Best for: Engineers motivated by healthcare impact who want to build products improving medical access across Europe at a mission-driven company with a strong French tech identity
Ratings
AirbnbDoctolib
4.1
3.7
Overall
4.0
3.7
Work-Life Balance
4.2
3.8
Culture & Values
4.2
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 87% CEO Approval (Brian Chesky)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (Stanislas Niox-Chateau)
Culture Values
Airbnb only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Doctolib only
💜 Mission-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
Airbnb
- Live and Work Anywhere policy — genuine remote flexibility with no pay cuts
- Strong compensation and benefits with quarterly travel credits and educational stipends
- Limited career growth — senior roles often filled externally, promotions are slow
- Post-IPO cultural shift — increasing bureaucracy and internal politics at mid-to-senior levels
Doctolib
- Mission-driven colleagues who genuinely care about improving healthcare access
- Strong growth opportunities with flexible remote policy and decent benefits
- Management can be heavy-handed — uses company principles as weapons against feedback
- French-centric culture makes it harder for non-French speakers to advance
Bottom Line
Airbnb
Choose Airbnb if you want genuine remote flexibility and travel perks — but promotions are slow and bureaucracy is growing.
Doctolib
Genuine social mission (digitizing healthcare access for millions) with a fast-shipping culture, but at 3,500 people reviews cite organizational change fatigue and management inconsistency.
Open Roles
Airbnb — 243 jobs
💻 Engineering
77
🎧 Support
23
📋 Product
13
📊 Data
12
📣 Marketing
10
🧠 ML / AI
10
⚙️ Operations
10
⚖️ Legal
8
💼 Sales / GTM
7
🎨 Design
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
Doctolib — 248 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
86
💻 Engineering
44
📣 Marketing
13
📋 Product
8
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
🎨 Design
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
🎧 Support
2
💰 Finance
1
Summary
Airbnb scores 4.1/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.0 work-life balance rating. Doctolib scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.7 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Airbnb has 243 open roles and Doctolib has 248 open roles.