Senior Software Engineer, Community Support Engineering

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.

The Community You Will Join

The Community Support Engineering team (CS Eng) is responsible for the world-class technology, architecture, and solutions that power Airbnb's global community support operations. CS Eng ensures that our community of guests and hosts receive exceptional support through products and services that drive efficiency, scalability, and high-quality solutions. By leveraging AI and other advanced technology, CS Eng aims to continuously improve the way we support our users, making each contact as seamless as possible.

The IVR (Interactive Voice Response) Product team is a critical part of CS Eng, utilizing AI to create seamless and impactful experiences across Airbnb voice products. Our mission is to leverage AI to transform the way users interact with Airbnb's support, focusing on delivering a user-centric experience and continuously improving voice interactions to meet evolving needs.

The Difference You Will Make

As an engineer on the IVR Product team, you will join a talented and inclusive group of individuals passionate about technology quality and efficiency. You will play a significant role in shaping our technical vision while developing workflows that focus on delivering exceptional voice user experiences. Your expertise will directly contribute to a high-profile, business-critical product that has significant impacts on Airbnb's brand and user experience.

Your contributions will help shape the vision and direction of our IVR solutions, ensuring that we continue to push the boundaries of voice-based customer support. You will be responsible for creating innovative products and a solid platform that delivers exceptional user experiences, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across disciplines to execute on product and business strategy, focusing on building world-class voice-based products and features.
• Work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineering partners to execute on strategy, ensuring our voice products deliver exceptional quality.
• Drive, lead, and contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, monitoring, and launch.
• Review code and design documents, give feedback on product specifications, contribute to technical excellence, and ensure adherence to technology quality standards.
• Provide critical input in defining the team roadmap and contributing to the technical direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience with a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in backend systems for service-oriented architectures.
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language (examples provided: Java, Kotlin, Ruby, Python).
• Passionate about delivering products end-to-end, from ideation through planning, implementation, and experimental A/B testing.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative spirit, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, and technical quality.
• Experience with chatbots, voice assistants, or AI-driven products is a plus.
• Experience with contact center systems (e.g., Genesys, Twilio) is also a plus.

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. Refer to careers.airbnb.com for the up-to-date list of excluded states. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Benefits / Compensation

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range: $191,000—$223,000 USD

Inclusion & Accessibility

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact [email protected] and include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.