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Craft over volume
We'd rather ship one thing well than ten things halfway. Small teams, high standards, shared judgment.
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Airbnb
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2 open roles4.6rating7,809followers
- Headquarters
- San Francisco
- Team size
- 5000+
- Founded
- 2010
- Funding
- Seed
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02·About
The story of Airbnb
Airbnb was founded to solve a problem that most people didn't realize they had — until they saw the solution. Today, Airbnb works with teams around the world who care about craft, speed, and doing right by the people they serve.
We're many thousands of people, mostly based in San Francisco, and we work in small, senior teams. Every hire is intentional. Every project has a clear owner. And we ship — often.
To make travel feel obvious, one product decision at a time.
Press & recognition
- T
TechCrunch
"Airbnb is quietly building one of the most impressive products in Travel."
- T
The Verge
"Rare to see a team this focused on craft at this stage. Airbnb is one to watch."
- P
Product Hunt
#1 Product of the Month — chosen by 1180 makers.
Milestones
The road to here
- 2010
Airbnb is founded
Started in San Francisco with a bet on travel.
- 2012
First 1,000 customers
Product–market fit on the core surface, first international customers on board.
- 2014
Series B — Seed
Scaled the team to 100+, opened a second office, launched the platform tier.
- 2016
Trusted by 10k+ teams
Reached the milestone of ten thousand paying teams across 60+ countries.
- Today
5000+ employees
Global, remote-first, still shipping the same weekly rhythm as day one.
Leadership
The people setting direction
Alex Morgan
Co-founder & CEO
Priya Ramanathan
Head of Product
Sam Okafor
VP Engineering
Life at Airbnb
How the days actually feel
Remote-first
Async by default. Meetings only when a meeting is actually the answer.
Real ownership
You lead your surface end-to-end. No shadow reviewers, no committee design.
Deep learning
$2,000/yr stipend, 4 books-club sessions a quarter, and a paid conference.
Twice-yearly offsite
One warm, one cold. Company covers travel + lodging. Bring your partner if you like.
Gallery
A peek inside
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Tech stack
What we build with
Product
FigmaLinearNotionLoom
Engineering
TypeScriptReactGoPostgreSQLRedis
Ops
SlackVercelSentryDatadog
Company at a glance
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Team size
- 5000+ employees
- Founded
- 2010
- Funding
- Seed · $8M raised
- Industry
- Travel
- Website
- airbnb.com
Perks & benefits
- Competitive salary + equity
- Fully remote, or hybrid HQ
- Best-in-class health cover
- 5 weeks PTO + parental leave
- $3K home office setup
- $2K/yr learning stipend
- 4-day workweek in July
- Annual team offsite
03·How we work
What we believe
The four values that shape how decisions get made here.
02
Trust by default
You're an adult. We hire senior people and give them ownership. No busywork, no theater.
03
Move with clarity
Fast when we can, slow when we should. What matters is whether the decision was good — not how quickly it was made.
04
Long-term thinking
We're building something that lasts. That means saying no to shortcuts that cost us later.
04·Open roles
Come build with us
2 open roles across 2 teams.
05·The people
Meet the team
A small sample of the 5000++ people you'll work with at Airbnb.
Amara Chen
Co-founder & CEO
Diego Marín
Co-founder & CTO
Priya Raman
VP of Design
Kenji Nakamura
Head of Engineering
Sofía Álvarez
Head of People
Marcus Bergström
Product Lead
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