Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Details

Airbnb, founded in 2007, has grown into a global platform with over 5 million hosts and 2 billion guest arrivals. The company's mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere, driven by a team committed to core innovative values.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Network/Edge Experience team developing cloud native network stack technologies from Layer4 to Layer7.
• Contribute to critical infrastructure components connecting users and hosts worldwide across services.
• Define and influence large infrastructure projects including global traffic load balancing, disaster recovery, next-gen service mesh, cross-region gateways, and edge security.
• Collaborate with open source communities and industry peers to solve cloud native engineering challenges at scale.
• Build next-generation cross-region gateways and load balancers using open source tech like Envoy and Istio.
• Partner with security teams to deliver privacy, security, and anti-bot/DDoS edge solutions.
• Optimize network performance in collaboration with product and engineering teams.
• Lead and mentor software developers, ensure timely, high-quality software delivery, and communicate progress and challenges.
• Enhance edge operations by improving observability, processes, and reducing technical debt.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or Ph.D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of relevant infrastructure experience.
• Proven track record delivering large scale multi-year projects with external dependencies.
• Experience managing large-scale edge systems such as reverse proxies, DNS, CDN, network gateways in public cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Istio and Envoy is a plus.
• Experience protecting websites against DDoS, bots, and scrapers.
• Full-cycle developer with strong ownership and experience building and operating distributed systems throughout the software lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work effectively across engineering teams.
• Experience leading on-call production infrastructure teams.
• Passion for privacy, security, availability, operational excellence, technical quality, and efficiency.

Location

• US-based remote-eligible position with occasional office or offsite attendance as agreed.
• Employment limited to states where Airbnb has registered entities (excludes several specified US states).

Benefits

• Base pay range: $244,000 to $305,000 USD annually.
• Potential eligibility for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Commitment

• Airbnb promotes diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in hiring and the workplace.
• Reasonable accommodations available for candidates with disabilities upon request.