Staff Software Engineer, Location

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

• Build the next-gen map search experience used by millions of guests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Product Managers, Experience Designers and other Engineers to design, prototype, and deliver high-quality guest-facing products on Desktop and Moweb.
• Identify areas of improvement and drive web best practices, as well as maintain a high quality bar in our codebase.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend development.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master/PhD’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience working in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality.
• Passionate about design and UX sensibilities.
• Experience working with GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions.
• Love collaborating via code reviews, architecture discussions, and are motivated to improve their teammates’ productivity.
• Experience working with a microservice architecture at scale.

Bonus Skills

• Experience working on a Product team or customer-centric software supporting a medium to large engineering organization.
• Motivation for personal growth and learning new technologies to support the team’s need.
• Prior experience and/or interest in fullstack/front-end technologies.

Benefits

• Role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Flexible remote work with occasional office/offsite attendance as agreed with manager.

Location

• US - Remote Eligible (must live in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity). Occasional office or offsite attendance possible.

Inclusion

• Airbnb is committed to diversity, inclusion, and providing reasonable accommodations for disabilities.