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  1. 1Airbnb checkout nudge: the full A/B designData· Airbnb
  2. 2Causal inference without randomizationData· Airbnb
  3. 3Compute the lift, SE and CI: ship or not?Data· Airbnb
  4. 4What should Airbnb's key north star metrics be?MediumData· Affirm, Airbnb
  5. 5What is the best way to connect SQL databases and why?MediumTechnicalData· Airbnb, Google
  6. 6Design Airbnb's search functionality.HardSystem design· Airbnb, Amazon
  7. 7Design a payment collection experience that maintains trust in the Airbnb community.MediumProduct· Airbnb
  8. 8Grow new Airbnb users by 3x.HardProduct· Airbnb
  9. 9How can Airbnb improve its Open Homes product, which provides free shelter for refugees?MediumProduct· Airbnb
  10. 10How would you improve Airbnb's recommendation algorithm for guests?HardData· Airbnb, DoorDash
  11. 11As a PM at Airbnb, how would you increase bookings?HardProduct· Airbnb
  12. 12Airbnb made a feature to increase business travel. How would you measure its success?Medium· Airbnb
  13. 13How would you measure the success of EdX's search bar?MediumData· Airbnb
  14. 14Given two strings (Word 1 and Word 2) and a list of valid words from a dictionary, return the minimum number of operations required to convert Word 1 to Word 2.HardCoding· Airbnb
  15. 15Find the minimum window substring.MediumCoding· Airbnb, Dropbox
  16. 16Why did WeWork fail?MediumProduct· Airbnb
  17. 17Tell me about yourself.MediumBehavioral· Accenture, ADP
  18. 18What do you think are Airbnb's biggest risks?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb
  19. 19Tell me about a time when you had a challenging situation with your design counterpart.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb
  20. 20How do you contribute to diversity and inclusion?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, DoorDash
  21. 21Tell me about your current role.EasyBehavioral· Airbnb, American Express
  22. 22Tell me about a time when an employee gave you negative feedback.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Amazon
  23. 23Tell me about a time when you disagreed with Engineering.MediumBehavioralTechnical· Airbnb, Google
  24. 24How do you hire your team?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Amazon