Staff Software Engineer, Guest Displays & Platforms

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and refinement of major subsystems powering the core user journey for Airbnb guests.
• Develop new and refined product features.
• Support day-to-day operations.
• Identify patterns and build systems and patterns to streamline development and increase quality over time.
• Perform and present technical and product deep dives to relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in strategic planning.
• Establish a technical vision and deliver solutions that are flexible, always available, efficient, and scalable.
• Lead engineers both inside and outside the immediate team.
• Engage early and often with designers, product managers and other stakeholders to develop product and UX requirements.
• Nurture a culture of technical quality from design through production operations.
• Mentor other engineers in developing technical and collaboration skills.
• Identify and propose solutions to problems hindering technical and product engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with internal teams across Search, Checkout, Reservations, Host Settings, Listings, Payments, Tax, Cities, Trust, and others.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures.
• Expertise with front-end web development using React or similar JavaScript-based frameworks.
• Good judgment in making tradeoffs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality.
• Strong understanding of how backend systems are expressed in the UX shown to customers.
• End-to-end mentality that transcends team boundaries and finds globally optimal solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well within and across teams.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, system quality, and user experience.

Benefits

• Role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Flexible location with US-Remote eligibility, subject to state restrictions and occasional onsite or offsite attendance.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment committed to accessibility and belonging.