Airbnb

Airbnb is the world's largest community-driven hospitality company, offering homes and experiences in 191 countries. It is an online marketplace connecting people to unique accommodations and experiences globally.

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

Consumer Discretionary

5K-10K (8700)

Founded 2008

26 open positions

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Staff Backend Engineer - Hosting Services

2 weeks, 6 days ago

United States

Full-time

Lead

Backend Engineer

Software Development

Microservices System Design

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Airbnb

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

5K-10K

Founded 2008

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Description

Lead development and refinement of major subsystems powering Airbnb’s hosting services.
Design the future state of technical systems by balancing high-level product goals with knowledge of existing systems to make short- and long-term tradeoffs.
Lead and coordinate engineers inside and outside the immediate team to deliver technical solutions.
Develop new and refined product features and support day-to-day operations of hosting services.
Engage early and often with product managers and designers to shape product and UX requirements and steer efficient implementation paths.
Identify recurring patterns and build systems and patterns to streamline development and improve long-term quality.
Perform and present technical and product deep dives to stakeholders and participate in strategic planning.
Nurture a culture of technical quality across design, code review, and production operations.
Mentor other engineers to develop their technical and collaboration skills and identify obstacles to engineering excellence.

Requirements

9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
Expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures.
Proven ability to make sound tradeoffs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality.
Strong understanding of how backend systems translate into customer-facing UX.
End-to-end mentality that transcends team boundaries to find globally optimal solutions.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and geographies.
Passion for efficiency, availability, system quality, and user experience.
Willingness to work remotely within the U.S. from a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity and occasionally attend offices or offsites as agreed with the manager.

Benefits

Base pay range: $204,000 — $255,000 USD.
Role may be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
US - Remote eligible with the possibility of occasional office work or attendance at offsites.
Airbnb’s standard benefits (as applicable) and programs referenced generally in the job posting.
Reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities during the application and interview process.

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