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  1. 1What should Airbnb's key north star metrics be?MediumData· Affirm, Airbnb
  2. 2What is the best way to connect SQL databases and why?MediumTechnicalData· Airbnb, Google
  3. 3Design a payment collection experience that maintains trust in the Airbnb community.MediumProduct· Airbnb
  4. 4How can Airbnb improve its Open Homes product, which provides free shelter for refugees?MediumProduct· Airbnb
  5. 5Airbnb made a feature to increase business travel. How would you measure its success?Medium· Airbnb
  6. 6How would you measure the success of EdX's search bar?MediumData· Airbnb
  7. 7Find the minimum window substring.MediumCoding· Airbnb, Dropbox
  8. 8Why did WeWork fail?MediumProduct· Airbnb
  9. 9Tell me about yourself.MediumBehavioral· Accenture, ADP
  10. 10What do you think are Airbnb's biggest risks?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb
  11. 11Tell me about a time when you had a challenging situation with your design counterpart.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb
  12. 12How do you contribute to diversity and inclusion?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, DoorDash
  13. 13Tell me about a time when an employee gave you negative feedback.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Amazon
  14. 14Tell me about a time when you disagreed with Engineering.MediumBehavioralTechnical· Airbnb, Google
  15. 15How do you hire your team?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Amazon
  16. 16How would you improve someone's dining experience?MediumProduct· Airbnb, Google Cloud (GCP)
  17. 17Describe your management style and provide examples.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Spotify
  18. 18How do you negotiate with vendors?MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Square
  19. 19What is the product strategy for launching something from scratch?MediumProduct· Airbnb, Square
  20. 20Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond your job description.MediumBehavioral· Airbnb, Amazon
  21. 21What do you like about Airbnb?Medium· Airbnb