Staff Software Engineer, Guest & Host

1 day, 19 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Airbnb

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
5K-10K
Founded 2008

Description

  • Lead the development and refinement of major subsystems across the product.
  • Create and improve product features for guest and host experiences.
  • Ensure smooth day-to-day operations of critical systems.
  • Identify patterns and approaches that streamline development.
  • Present technical and product insights to stakeholders.
  • Set technical direction for flexible, efficient, and scalable solutions.
  • Shape future-state technical systems by aligning product goals with existing architecture.
  • Lead engineers across teams in designing technical solutions and defining product and UX requirements.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, data science, data engineering, and UX teams to deliver efficient, high-quality solutions.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of experience in the software development industry in a fast-paced tech environment.
  • Strong backend systems experience within large-scale service-oriented architectures.
  • Ability to make sound trade-offs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality.
  • Experience working with an end-to-end mindset across team boundaries to find globally optimal solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills and a track record of effective cross-team collaboration.
  • Passion for efficiency, availability, system quality, and user experience.
  • Experience with high-scale distributed product/service architecture, including APIs, data pipelines, and efficient algorithms.
  • Successful experience working in cross-functional teams with design, product, and data science partners.

Benefits

  • Annual base pay range of £120,000 to £150,000 GBP.
  • Eligible for bonus compensation.
  • Eligible for benefits.
  • Eligible for Employee Travel Credits.
  • Disability-inclusive application and interview process with reasonable accommodation support.
  • Commitment to inclusion and belonging in the workplace.

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