Staff Software Engineer, Marketing Technology Orchestration

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

• Design and build distributed systems to serve highly personalized notifications efficiently.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Product, Design, and Engineering teams, to ensure the delivery of top-tier products.
• Work closely with other teams within Airbnb to understand their workflow orchestration needs.
• Drive the team in resolving technical debt, code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical documentation.
• Participate in various employee resource group events and social events at Airbnb.
• Mentor junior and senior engineers on the team.

Requirements

• 9+ years of industry experience with a BS/Masters or 6+ years with a PhD
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within an engineering organization and cross functions
• Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin
• Familiarity with message queuing services such as Kafka and Amazon SQS
• Expertise in database technologies, particularly with distributed SQL databases
• Experience with setting up, managing, and optimizing these databases for high-performance applications
• Experience working with Temporal Cloud is a plus
• Experience working on marketing technologies is a plus
• Strong problem solver with solid production debugging skills
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, reliability, and system quality

Location

This position is US - Remote Eligible, requiring residence in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites as agreed with the manager.

Benefits

• Eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits
• Pay range is dependent on factors such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands