Airbnb told me I did well, then went with someone else — the rounds were a black box
Software Engineer·Onsite·2026
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rejected after 7 interviews for senior backend is
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Airbnb / SWE
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State your assumptions out loud and lock them in early — "stop me if that is wrong." This is the right move for any interviewer who stays silent.
The late redirect costing you all your remaining time is a process failure on their side. That should have come in the first 10 minutes.