Airbnb is hiring a
Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Airbnb's Cloud Infrastructure org as a Network/Edge Experience team member to contribute to designing, building and operating the software and solutions that connect all Airbnb users and services. As a full-cycle developer, you will work with talented engineers on cutting edge technologies of cloud native network stack from Layer4 - Layer7. You will have the chance to define and influence large infrastructure initiatives such as global traffic load balancing and disaster recovery, next-gen service mesh, cross-region gateways and edge security.

Requirements

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years of relevant work experience in infrastructure
• Experience successfully delivering large scale multi-year roadmap with external dependencies
• Experience running large scale edge systems (e.g. reverse proxies, DNS, CDN, network gateways) in native Public Cloud, experience working with Istio/Envoy is a plus
• Experience protecting websites against DDoS, Bot, and scrapers
• You are a full-cycle developer: strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale, distributed systems across the full software life cycle
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering teams
• You are a strong problem solver and have led a team that is on-call for production infrastructure before
• You are passionate about privacy, security, availability, operational excellence, technical quality and efficiency

Responsibilities

• Work with open source technologies and communities (e.g. envoy/istio) to build the next generation cross-region gateways and load balancers to deliver Airbnb's edge services
• Work with external partners, internal engineering stakeholders, and security teams to a deliver privacy, security and Antibot/DDoS solutions on the edge
• Work with product and engineering teams to optimize the network performance for Airbnb services
• Guide a team of software developers through the project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions
• Communicate project progress, challenges, and opportunities to stakeholders
• Mentor and support team members to help them achieve their career and project goals
• Improve Edge Operations by optimizing observability, processes and reducing tech debt