Staff Software Engineer, Android Platform

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 Android Platform team’s mission is to provide best-in-class experience for Android development at Airbnb to empower engineers to deliver innovative solutions with high velocity and quality at scale. Work spans frameworks and tooling to build systems, CI, testing, and IDE integrations. Recent projects include Trio (an Android framework for Jetpack Compose screen architecture) and Focus Mode (an Android Studio plugin to improve IDE & sync performance).

The difference you will make

You’ll be responsible for driving projects that increase the productivity of the Android community at Airbnb and unlock new capabilities through frameworks and tooling. This includes improving existing frameworks and the build system, and delivering roadmap projects that further the team mission.

A typical day / Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to identify opportunities for improving developer productivity.
• Drive roadmap projects and deliver high-quality results.
• Improve existing frameworks and build systems to deliver on the team vision.

Requirements / Your expertise

• 9+ years of industry experience building Android apps using Kotlin.
• Experience building frameworks and build systems (using Gradle, Bazel, etc.).
• Deep technical understanding of dependency injection systems (e.g., Dagger).
• Experience building code generation tools (e.g., annotation processors, KSP, Kotlin compiler plugins).
• Experience working in medium to large-scale codebases.
• Ability to travel to the San Francisco office for about a week each quarter for gatherings.

Nice to have:

• 2+ years of experience using Jetpack Compose.
• Experience building Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA plugins.
• Experience using Compose for Desktop.

Your 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. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Inclusion & accommodations

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, contact [email protected] with your full name, the role you’re applying for, and the accommodation necessary.

How we'll take care of you / Benefits

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. The role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay range (base): $204,000 — $255,000 USD.