Software Engineering Intern, Airbnb
Summer 2025
Currency: USD Pay Rate Range: $3950 - $4500 biweekly
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Currency: USD Pay Rate Range: $3950 - $4500 biweekly
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- This internship opportunity is for Bachelor students and Doctorate students with at least 1 semester of school remaining after the internship (expected graduation between December 2025 - January 2026)
- Knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, etc
- Proficient in one or more of the following languages and tools: Java, Scala, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, C++, SQL, HTML/CSS, Javascript, Objective-C, Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android)
- Leadership position, community involvement, and or teaching/mentoring experience is a plus!
- Work authorization for employment in the United States is required (CPT/OPT is accepted) - visa sponsorship is unavailable
What the job involves
- Airbnb is seeking Software Engineering Interns for our 2025 Summer Intern Program from May 19, 2025 - August 8, 2025
- Engineering at Airbnb is a diverse and dynamic field, with teams working on various aspects of the platform. The engineering department is divided into several teams, each focusing on different areas such as Payments, Relevance and Personalization, and Airbnb.org
- As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll drive a project from end-to-end that aligns with your technical interest and goals. Examples of previous engineering intern projects includes:
- Creating the backend and UI for customizing Airbnb gift cards, allowing gift cards to be personalized to specific guests
- Building out new functionalities for Airbnb reviews, allowing users to search, summarize, and distill reviews of our listings into succinct and useful highlights
- Developing a new, more intuitive interface for message threads to help hosts manage their conversations with guests more easily and efficiently
- As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects. Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the summer
- We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel. You can expect to:
- Own and drive a capstone project from beginning to end
- Collaborate with multiple team members to achieve project milestones
- Communicate with stakeholders across different teams to provide project updates
- Proactively seek and provide feedback throughout the internship
- Actively participate in and contribute to the Engineering org and broader Airbnb community
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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