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User-l2s12May 13, 2026

Airbnb - finally got the offer

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User-6i44xMay 13, 2026

did the cross-functional round feel like a real values screen or more checkbox BQ?

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oliviabrownMay 13, 2026

real screen. they pushed back on my answers and asked follow-ups. not checkbox at all

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User-fpa9cMay 13, 2026

had the split stay problem too. any tips on the DFS memoization approach?

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oliviabrownMay 13, 2026

draw out the recursion tree first. key insight is you can repeat bookings so it's not a standard path problem

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champion_techJun 17, 2026

Noob question but is the split stay problem this one? https://www.hack2hire.com/companies/airbnb/coding-questions/6a0226da2608e589a944a228/practice?questionId=6a0226e62608e589a944a229

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vikramreddy1995May 13, 2026

chat system with schema focus is new info. most prep resources focus on architecture not data model. thanks for this

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chloechenMay 13, 2026

4 days to offer is fast. did they give you a deadline to respond?

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gracewang0912May 13, 2026

which projects did you deep dive on? any specific domain they care about more than others?

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oliviabrownMay 13, 2026

both were backend distributed systems. not sure they care about domain, more about depth of understanding

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