Over the last several years, Airbnb has become a household name as the preeminent online marketplace for property owners looking to rent out their spaces and travelers searching for short-term stays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re one of the more than one billion guests who’ve stayed at an Airbnb since its inception, you know how the service works. But what about working at Airbnb? What kind of jobs does Airbnb have, and what’s the company culture like? In this guide, we cover that and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Airbnb is the world’s largest short-term rental company, but it started with a decidedly small idea. In 2007<\/a>, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia hosted three paying guests on air mattresses in their San Francisco home to try to make some extra money for rent. By 2008, they decided to make a business of it and joined with an old roommate, Nathan Blecharczyk, to launch Airbed & Breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2009, they changed the company’s name to Airbnb and began listing apartments, houses, and vacation rentals for rent, in addition to rooms. Today, the company also offers Airbnb Experiences<\/a>, Airbnb Adventures<\/a>, and Airbnb for Work<\/a>. From two bookings in March 2008 to 100 million nights and experiences booked just from July through September 2022, Airbnb has taken the travel world by storm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Still headquartered in San Francisco, Airbnb currently has six million active worldwide Airbnb listings in over 220 countries and regions (and 100k cities and towns), four million hosts, and over a billion guest arrivals since 2007. Airbnb earned $2.9 billion<\/a> in revenue in Q3 2022 alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb’s mission is to “create a world where anyone can belong anywhere,” which also applies to employees, most of whom are allowed to live and work from anywhere in the U.S. The company hires for various roles, but the majority of available job openings in the United States are on the engineering team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The engineering and data science teams<\/a> at Airbnb are the nuts and bolts of its online booking system. From mobile engineering to open-source projects and much more, these jobs are at the heart of using engineering technologies to bring people together all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Glassdoor<\/a>, these are the average annual salaries for engineering jobs at Airbnb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n >>MORE: <\/strong>Learn what it takes to be a software engineer with one of Forage’s software engineering virtual experience programs. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Data scientists at the company also generally make six-figure incomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n All U.S. job postings<\/a> at Airbnb include starting base pay ranges, so you can use those figures to help you figure out your salary expectations<\/a>. Roles may also include equity, bonuses, travel credits, and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n >>MORE:<\/strong> How to Negotiate Salary for Beginners (With Examples)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Other popular job categories at Airbnb include jobs on the product, design, and finance teams. Average reported salaries for these positions include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n >>MORE:<\/strong> Explore Forage’s finance virtual experience programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb is on the hunt for students<\/a> and new graduates who can help the company create a world of belonging. It offers internship programs for undergraduate and graduate students looking to make a difference in an exciting role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The intern program at Airbnb is a 12-week, paid internship where “Airterns” join a team, work on capstone projects, collaborate with team members, and communicate with stakeholders. The company offers both undergraduate and graduate internship opportunities in several job categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although it varies based on the position, general requirements are that prospective interns be undergraduate students who will complete at least one additional semester of school after the internship or graduate students in their first year of school. Knowledge specific to the role may also be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Posted pay for an MBA internship at Airbnb is $46.15\/hour, while a software internship may pay between $3,950 and $4,500 biweekly. Internships run from late May through early August, and most internships are remote, with potential work at an Airbnb office or offsite location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n >>MORE:<\/strong> How to Get an Internship Without Work Experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Airbnb looks for new graduates who are passionate about travel and have the technical skills to help the company overcome product challenges. Recent graduates with significant technical know-how will often work to build features, tools, and infrastructure from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the biggest perks of working at Airbnb is the ability to live and work anywhere. In April 2022, CEO Chesky outlined<\/a> the company’s new, industry-leading remote work policies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, employees at Airbnb also have access to standard benefits that include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Glassdoor, current and former employees give Airbnb’s benefits 4.6 out of 5 stars, with high ratings for mental health care, the stock purchase plan, family medical leave, flexible hours, and the diversity program. Comparably<\/a> reviews rate the benefits 79 out of 100 (A-), and 76% of employees are satisfied with their benefits. Fifty percent of employees describe their office perks as “fantastic.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The culture at Airbnb is focused on its four core values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to reviews on Comparably, employees rate the overall culture at Airbnb 74 out of 100 (B+), with the highest ratings for the CEO, perks and benefits, outlook, work culture, and environment scores. The lowest ratings are for gender, office culture, and professional development scores. Employees also report the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n MIT’s Culture 500<\/a> found that Airbnb’s most positively discussed cultural values among employees are innovation and collaboration<\/a>, while its most negatively discussed value is agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall, Airbnb aims to create an inclusive culture, part of which includes a focus on diversity and belonging<\/a>. By the end of 2025, the company hopes to have 33% of employees in the U.S. identifying as underrepresented minorities and have women comprise at least 50% of global employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the sustainability front, Airbnb plans to become a net zero<\/a> company by 2030 by reducing emissions and investing in nature-based offsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition, Airbnb’s nonprofit arm, Airbnb.org<\/a>, houses people in times of crisis \u2014 including during natural disasters, large-scale conflicts, and for refugees \u2014 by funding stays and waiving fees. Airbnb connected over 140,000 people with temporary housing in 2022 and more than 250,000 since 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of Airbnb’s biggest competitors is Vrbo, another short-term vacation rental platform. While Vrbo doesn’t have as many listings as Airbnb, it’s owned by Expedia Group, giving it access to millions of Expedia’s monthly visitors. When comparing working at Airbnb to working at Vrbo, Airbnb comes out on top in every category, according to Glassdoor’s<\/a> 5-star scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\nAirbnb Careers and Salaries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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