Airtable application questions — all 31, word for word
Airtable hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 31 questions, 27 of them required. 2 of them are required, fixed-choice questions about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
40 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in engineering and sales. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Airtable has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Airtable titles them, in San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA; New York, NY, Remote - US, Austin, TX:
- Account Executive, Strategic Accounts
- Delivery Consultant
- Engineering Manager, Enterprise Product
- Global Payroll Manager
- Manager, Business Development Representatives
- Product Designer (8+ YOE)
- Program Manager, Professional Services - East
- Program Manager, Professional Services - West
- Senior Delivery Consultant
- Senior Delivery Consultant- West Coast
- Senior Mid Market Account Executive, AI Native
- Senior Solutions Architect
27 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 212 employers measured ask (median: 13), the least standard being “Do you have 5+ years as the technical delivery lead for professional services in complex, multi-stakeholder environments for external customers at another software/technology or consulting services organization?”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Airtable does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Do you have permanent work authorization to work in the U.S? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to extend your current work authorization status or to obtain a new work authorization status? (ex. H1-B transfers) required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Do you have permanent work authorization to work in the U.S? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to extend your current work authorization status or to obtain a new work authorization status? (ex. H1-B transfers) Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | No |
| If not, please provide information regarding your sponsorship needs. | textarea | No |
| Do you have 8+ years of quota-carrying SaaS sales experience within a SaaS company selling software solutions to multiple industries? | text | Yes |
| What are your compensation expectations? | text | Yes |
| How are you using AI today in your current role? If applicable, show us your last AI experiment. | textarea | Yes |
| Optional: Upload your AI example. | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile: | text | Yes |
| What is your notice period? | text | Yes |
| Attainment History | textarea | Yes |
| Book of Business Today | textarea | Yes |
| Can you describe how you teach yourself new technical skills or concepts? | textarea | Yes |
| Being an Airtable user is highly preferred for this role, please briefly outline your level of experience on the platform. | text | Yes |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? | text | Yes |
| Are you comfortable with the requirement to be in our London office three days per week? | text | Yes |
| Can you describe a specific example of how you’ve used AI - either at work or in your own time? | textarea | Yes |
| In a few sentences, please explain what you are looking for in your next role. | textarea | Yes |
| Are you currently based in or within a commutable distance to Austin, TX? (Would be onsite at least 2 days per week) Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have experience using Airtable? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| How are you using AI today in your current role? What specific tools are you using? If applicable, show us your last AI experiment. | textarea | Yes |
| Portfolio | text | No |
| Portfolio Password | text | No |
| Are you currently based in San Francisco Bay Area or New York City Area, and willing to come into the SF or NYC Airtable office 2-3x per week? | text | Yes |
| How are you using AI today in your current role or enabling your team with AI tooling? If applicable, show us your last AI experiment. | textarea | Yes |
| Do you have 1+ years of experience leading a business development team? | text | Yes |
| This position requires working in the office three (3) days per week. Will you be able to meet this requirement? Yes, I can meet the in-office requirement., Yes, I would need to relocate but am willing to do so., No. |
select | Yes |
| Are you currently based in San Francisco Bay Area and willing to come into the SF Airtable office 2-3x per week? | text | Yes |
| You are currently based: In the Greater New York Metro Area, On the East Coast of the US between Washington DC and New England, Neither of the above |
select | Yes |
| Do you have 5+ years as the technical delivery lead for professional services in complex, multi-stakeholder environments for external customers at another software/technology or consulting services organization? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Are you open to working in our San Francisco or NYC office at least two times a week? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| How many years of people management experience do you possess? 0-2 years, 2-4 years, 4-6 years, 6-8 years, 8-10 years, 10+ years |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 6 |
| Remote or on-site | 5 |
| Role-specific screening | 5 |
| Years of experience | 5 |
| Portfolio and links | 3 |
| Visa sponsorship | 2 |
| Work authorisation | 2 |
| Cover letter | 1 |
| Notice period | 1 |
| Salary expectations | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
Pagerduty · Pathai · Pave · Peregrine · Persefoni Ai · Pinwheel
Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Airtable's asks for 27 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.