Frontend Engineer, DLS Foundation

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.

Community

The DLS Foundation team contributes to Airbnb’s Design Language System (DLS). The team is responsible for core atomic components, layouts, visual foundations, and UI capabilities (including advanced visual effects and haptics) used by hundreds of client engineers. As part of the larger UI Foundation team, the group works across Android, iOS, and Web and partners closely with Product Engineering, Design, and Product teams.

The Difference You Will Make

As a Frontend Web Engineer on the DLS Foundation team, you'll expand the DLS building blocks, build new UI frameworks and utilities used by other client-side engineers, and support product launches by embedding within product initiatives. You will work across Web, Android, and iOS engineers and with designers to improve the process of translating designs into code and deliver stable, scalable system updates with broad impact across Airbnb product features.

Responsibilities

• Enable Web engineers to build high-quality user experiences using DLS building blocks and UI frameworks (e.g., React, Atomic CSS).
• Evolve DLS with flexibility, practicality, and long-term scalability in mind.
• Drive investments into new technical capabilities that unlock product innovation.
• Identify design and engineering pain points and continuously improve development efficiency.
• Collaborate with iOS and Android counterparts to deliver on shared objectives.
• Support product engineers through community events, training materials, workshops, and codelabs.
• Contribute to the team’s technical strategy and mentor peers to level up technical leadership.

Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience developing consumer Web applications and design systems at scale.
• Expertise using JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
• Experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript libraries and tooling (e.g., React).
• Track record of leading projects end-to-end with strong cross-functional collaboration with Product and Design partners.
• Passion for UI and motion/animation development with strong attention to detail.
• Bonus: Experience working with Figma and other design tools.
• Work location requirement: US - Remote Eligible. Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity; occasional office work or offsites may be required.

Benefits / Compensation

• Base pay range: $157,000 — $180,600 USD (actual base pay depends on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands).
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Inclusion & Accessibility

Airbnb is committed to inclusion and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to submit an application, contact [email protected] with your full name, the role, and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.