Airbnb is hiring a
Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Airbnb's Pricing and Availability team as a Staff Engineer to lead the development and refinement of major new features at the heart of the Guest experience on Airbnb. As a Staff+ level engineer, you'll establish a technical vision and deliver a solution that is flexible, always available, efficient, and scales with the needs of the business.

Requirements

• 9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment
• Demonstrated expertise and be hands-on in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team, and across teams, at Airbnb
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, system quality and user experience
• Strong programming (Scala / Python / Java/ C++ or equivalent) skills for hands-on IC work
• Passion to level-up those around you through curiosity and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment

Responsibilities

• Design the future state of our technical systems by combining a strategic understanding of our highest level product goals with a deep understanding of our existing systems to inform the right technical and product tradeoffs for both short and long term
• Lead Engineers—both inside and outside your immediate team—in building out these technical solutions
• Nurture a culture of happy healthy teams including supportive feedback, technical quality, and having fun
• Steer end-to-end product with Product Managers, Design, and UX by engaging early and often to guide teams on the most efficient path towards overall goals
• Collaborate with internal teams across Search, Checkout, Reservations, Host Settings, Listings, Payments, Tax, Cities, Trust and others

Benefits

Bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits