Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Airbnb's Secure Software Development Engineering team and make a difference in protecting the data of millions of users. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will architect and implement security solutions, lead the design and implementation of scalable cloud infrastructure, drive technical innovation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You will build secure-by-default libraries or frameworks and guide secure development strategies. This is a hands-on role requiring expertise in software development, secure systems, cloud infrastructure, and secure development methodologies. The position is US-Remote Eligible with occasional office work.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software development in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin, Golang, Python, JavaScript
• Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure systems software
• In-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and best practices for securing cloud environments
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, including network security, identity and access management in cloud environments
• Thorough understanding of secure development methodologies and best practices
• Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience building secure-by-default libraries or frameworks

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reusable cloud infrastructure solutions, applying security best practices and staff-level leadership
• Drive technical innovation in infrastructure by developing new standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and secure-by-design principles
• Provide input and influence architectural decisions to ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of major product features and platform services within cloud environments
• Lead, design and implement software (this is a hands-on role!)
• Collaborate with product and cloud infrastructure engineers to build performant, developer-friendly infrastructure, integrating security into developer tools, libraries, and frameworks
• Guide secure development strategies, tooling, and product-specific features with engineering teams, ensuring infrastructure is resilient against a wide range of security issues
• Architect and build robust automation frameworks to validate deployed infrastructure and software against security and reliability requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building developer tools and infrastructure is a plus

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits
• Employee Travel Credits