Senior Android Software Engineer, Community Support Platform, Chatbot

Details

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 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.

The Community You Will Join:

The Community Support Platform (CSP) at Airbnb is a critical system that drives our customer support operations. CSP empowers Airbnb's global network of Community Support ambassadors, utilizing cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional customer service with high efficiency. As part of the CSP vision, we are harnessing AI to revolutionize Airbnb’s approach to customer service. Our Chatbot Product team is focused on providing a seamless user experience by combining AI capabilities with the expertise of our support ambassadors.

The Difference You Will Make:

You will work in a team of talented and diverse software engineers to create innovative user experience for AI driven customer service products which includes both backend workflows of LLM driven chatbot and frontend user experience across different platforms. You will play a significant role in shaping the technical vision and delivering flexible, efficient and scalable solutions. Each individual brings their own unique skill set, experiences, thought leadership and technical expertise to solve these technical challenges for Airbnb.

A Typical Day:

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy to build high quality products and features.
• Drive, lead, and contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You’ll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
• Nurture a culture of technical quality from design, through code review, to production operations.

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years’ experience developing Android applications at scale with a high volume of users with an eye for visual details.
• Expertise in Kotlin/Java and Jetpack Compose, as well as knowledge of UI architecture and UI performance.
• You possess strong product sense and a passion for UI and UX product development and can effectively communicate with non-technical partners.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively collaborate with Product Management, Design, Data and other iOS, Android, and Web Engineers.
• You’re passionate about continuous learning and innovation in the mobile industry.
• Experience with chatbot/AI product would be a plus.
• Love for collaborating via code reviews and architecture discussions, and are motivated to improve their teammates’ productivity.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s/PhD degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.

Your 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. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity.