Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Compute

Summary

Join Airbnb's Cloud Infrastructure team as a Software Engineer and be at the forefront of developing the infrastructure platform supporting all teams. You will focus on operations and delivery of components like developer APIs, Kubernetes infrastructure, and automation tools. The role requires 4+ years of software engineering experience, expertise with public cloud providers, and familiarity with containerization technologies. You'll collaborate with a diverse team, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and high availability. This US-remote eligible position offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites may be required.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in software engineering (or relevant academic experience)
• Proven track record in developing and operating large-scale technical projects in collaboration with experienced engineers
• Expertise with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings (e.g., EC2)
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
• A full-cycle developer mentality with strong ownership and experience in building and operating high-scale, distributed systems throughout the software life cycle
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within and across engineering teams
• Strong problem-solving abilities and solid production debugging skills
• A passion for efficiency, availability, reliability, and overall system quality

Responsibilities

• Innovate and build cutting-edge cloud-native infrastructure using public cloud technologies
• Deliver secure, efficient, mature, and highly available frameworks and platforms that simplify infrastructure complexity
• Optimize and enhance existing systems and services to boost performance and operational efficiency
• Improve system availability by implementing industry best practices in distributed systems
• Collaborate with a diverse team of talented infrastructure engineers to establish a solid foundation for Airbnb’s technological growth in the coming decade

Preferred Qualifications

Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits