Airbnb has 20 job openings • Hacker News Board

Will they accept resumes from outside the US? Im just finishing my software engineering post-grad in Ireland, would love to work in a startup like Airbnb.

Re: Airbnb has 20 job openings

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Post by Super_Jambo » Tue, May 18, 2010, 11:53 PM UTC

pchristensen wrote: post #12

WillyF wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way that I understand Airbnb's business is that they're providing an "inferior good" at least when compared to a hotel room (this is not a slight on their business). Inferior goods usually do well in poor economies (if I remember correctly, Hormel was doing really well with Spam just after the recession hit). So the fact that Airbnb is doing well probably may not be indicative of a positive trend for the economy.…

My guess is that people go to AirBnB for the experience of meeting people, staying in an authentic locale, etc. It seems like a new disruptive product (which would also make it "inferior" to standard hotels).

Personal anecdote I know, but I used AirBnB to stay in Paris last month - it was all about price.

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Post by des47 » Wed, May 19, 2010, 12:49 AM UTC

I noticed the bi/multilingual requirements for i'natl customer service -- any preferred languages there?

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Post by picasso81 » Wed, May 19, 2010, 1:15 AM UTC

seb wrote: post #22

ccollins wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure thing!

H1B Sponsor?

Yes, we will sponsor an H1B if we make an offer to a candidate.

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Post by loglaunch » Wed, May 19, 2010, 1:21 AM UTC

ccollins wrote: post #19

bengl wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or country.

Sure thing!

Are you looking for people with lots of experience for the engineering positions or will you consider graduates?

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Post by wyclif » Wed, May 19, 2010, 1:55 AM UTC

param wrote: post #8

irony: If others have ever noted that you're borderline perfectionistic, this is the job for you! (on the customer service job posting)

Customer Service posting: "Must be a college graduate." Hmm. A lot of engineers I know wouldn't qualify for customer service at AirBnB.

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Post by picasso81 » Wed, May 19, 2010, 3:10 AM UTC

loglaunch wrote: post #23

Will they accept resumes from outside the US? Im just finishing my software engineering post-grad in Ireland, would love to work in a startup like Airbnb.

Yes, we are happy to interview talented candidates from abroad.

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Post by ccollins » Wed, May 19, 2010, 5:49 AM UTC

loglaunch wrote: post #27

ccollins wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure thing!

Are you looking for people with lots of experience for the engineering positions or will you consider graduates?

We are interested in both recent grads and veterans, as long as you are smart, fun to be around, and passionate about Airbnb. I think a well balanced team should have people with different levels of experience.