iOS Software Engineer, Guest & Host

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.

Role overview

As an iOS Engineer on the Account, Identity, & Privacy team at Airbnb, you’ll be responsible for building and shaping the future of Airbnb’s user accounts, identity management, and privacy-focused product flows. This includes user setup and management across the app, providing Airbnb’s users with a secure, reliable, and delightful authentication experience, and leading user privacy initiatives. The team is highly collaborative with partners in design, product, data science, legal, and marketing to deliver features and experiences used by millions of people. You will work closely with other engineering teams to ensure systems are performant, configurable, scalable, and robust.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Experience Designers, and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality iOS products with a strong focus on user privacy.
• Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices, particularly in data security and privacy.
• Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions for account and identity management and privacy features.
• Work closely with Android and Web engineers to develop foundational, cross-platform solutions for account, identity, and privacy.
• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions to improve team productivity and code quality.

Requirements

• 2+ years’ experience developing iOS applications at scale serving a high volume of users.
• Extensive experience with Swift and iOS application development; experience with SwiftUI is preferred.
• Experience working with GraphQL and REST APIs and integrating them into mobile clients.
• Strong engineering and coding skills; understanding of client networking, performance, caching, client storage solutions, accessibility, and asynchronous programming.
• Deep understanding of privacy-by-design principles and experience implementing secure and privacy-centric solutions.
• Strong product sense and passion for iOS UI/UX product development with attention to privacy considerations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Product Management, Design, and iOS/Android/Web Engineers on complex account, identity, and privacy features.
• Motivation for continuous learning and keeping up with evolving privacy standards and mobile technologies.
• Solid understanding of basic data structures and asynchronous programming.
• Bonus: experience with animation libraries and SwiftUI animations.

Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with your manager. While Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity (there is an up-to-date list of excluded states). If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you of eligible states.

Inclusion & Accessibility

Airbnb is committed to inclusion and belonging and encourages diverse applicants. If you are a candidate with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, contact [email protected] with your full name, the role you’re applying for, and the accommodation needed.

How We'll Take Care of You / Benefits

Our job titles may span more than one career level; 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.

Pay Range: $157,000 — $180,600 USD

Additional notes

Offices: United States