Senior Software Engineer, Listings

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 Listings Platform team is responsible for building the Listing infrastructure, maintaining and evolving the core data models for all product verticals, and core merchandising features. The team's vision is to enable hosts of all scales to merchandise their space and make hospitality easy by providing hosts with tools to intuitively manage any kind of space, and building the platform that quickly serves the data to various merchandising surfaces. The team focuses on building robust, modular and flexible systems that allow efficient development and fast rollout of product features.

The Difference You Will Make

You will contribute to modularizing systems to support fast product iteration. As a key contributor on a core part of the stack, you will be exposed to and utilize a wide range of backend technologies and have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects across Airbnb.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy to build novel products and features.
• Work with senior engineers and technical leaders in the team to deliver system improvements that enable fast product feature deliveries.
• Create paved paths and best practices within the listings space.
• Build efficient backend solutions that are reliable, performant, and scalable.
• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to define product definitions and roadmaps.

Requirements / Your Expertise

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in one or more JVM-based languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.) preferred.
• Experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale data applications is a plus.
• Experience with distributed systems, data stores, data modeling, indexing and the associated trade-offs is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within and across teams.
• Passion for learning; quick learning and strong communication skills are required as the team touches the whole backend stack and collaborates extensively with other teams.

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. (The listing links to an up-to-date list of excluded states.)

Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. Diverse ideas foster innovation; all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. The company provides a disability inclusive application and interview process and offers reasonable accommodation on request ([email protected]).

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range: $191,000 — $223,000 USD.
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.