Backend Staff Software Engineer, On Trip

Details

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Responsibilities

• Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale
• Develop prototypes to validate ideas while proactively considering long-term implications on technical design and architecture
• Translate prototypes to high quality, scalable, and maintainable production code through iterative development
• Cross-collaborate across engineering to build new features holistically
• Work across engineering, product, and design to deliver features in the Trips and Wishlist space for Guests and Hosts
• Plan, share, align, and execute technical solutions
• Prototype, facilitate feedback, iterate, and deliver product features and improvements
• Foster an engineering environment of quality code, relevant documentation, operational excellence, and knowledge sharing

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend development
• Bachelor’s and/or Master/PhD’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience working in Java and/or Kotlin
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality
• Passionate about design and UX sensibilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions
• Love collaborating via code reviews, architecture discussions, and are motivated to improve their teammates’ productivity
• Experience working with a microservice architecture at scale
• [Bonus] Experience working on a Product team or customer-centric software supporting a medium to large engineering organization
• [Bonus] Show motivation for personal growth and learning new technologies to support the team’s need

Benefits

Base pay range $204,000 — $255,000 USD. Role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. Candidates must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.

Commitment

Airbnb is committed to inclusion, diversity, and providing a disability inclusive application and interview process.