Airbnb is hiring a
Staff Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Airbnb's Search Input team and contribute to the development of innovative product features that enhance the guest experience. As a software engineer on this team, you will work closely with cross-functional partners to bring new features from design to production, prototype new ideas, and communicate technical scope and feasibility to stakeholders.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend / full-stack 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
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions
• Experience working with a microservice architecture at scale

Responsibilities

• Develop new, highly-impact product features on Airbnb’s search and other high-traffic surfaces
• Work closely with cross functional partners in design, product, marketing, and data science to bring new features from design to production
• Prototype new features to collect feedback and iterate on to reach ideal product solutions for Airbnb guests
• Effectively advise stakeholders on the technical scope and feasibility of complex product requirements
• Communicate product direction and needs to the foundation and infrastructure teams, and collaborate on defining the technical requirements for future systems
• Write technical specifications for new features and systems
• Mentor, guide, advocate and support the career growth of individual contributors