Airbnb Senior Software Engineer Guest & Host 

United States 

617173841

Our work includes but not limited to

• Collaborative foundation - establishing a comprehensive access control foundation for multiple users to manage their assets eg: listings, experiences etc. The foundation supports multiple collaborative products and provides easy ways for consistent access control. The example is access control data models, UX customization library etc.
• Co-Hosting tools - building host-facing tools for multiple users to collaborate for daily operations. The tools are used widely by hosts. The examples are adding/managing Co-Host flows, authorization, payouts, group messaging etc.
• Hosting service tools - building a marketplace for people finding and connecting with experienced hosts. The examples are marketplace matching, ranking, and experienced host profile etc.

The Community You Will Join:

• We’re developing hosting tools to facilitate connections and hosting experiences on Airbnb. Our team specializes in hosting services eg: co-hosting, focusing on cooperative hosting approaches. We provide host-facing tools to help multiple people collaborate with each other in the whole hosting journey. The tool suite includes access control, messaging, payout for host-facing products. The team collaborates with PM, design, content, legal partners and closely works with engineering teams worldwide. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing our foundations and enriching the host-facing collaborative tools.

The Difference You Will Make:

• We are looking for senior backend engineers who are passionate about making a difference through their work. You will work in a global collaboration environment and lead through influence and collaboration to transform concepts into reality. You will develop and evolve the notification system, optimize delivery timing and channel, prototype and adopt advanced notification technologies.

A Typical Day:

• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across the organization to understand, prioritize and scope projects.
• Discuss and align technical specifications and implementation details with other engineers, including cross-team engineers.
• Write clean, testable and maintainable code to implement the features.
• Participate in on-call rotation to continue to meet our critical SLAs.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Your Expertise:

• • 6+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role.
  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency in one or more JVM based languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.) are preferred
  • Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures.
  • Ability to drive alignment, manage projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
  • Capable of making data driven decisions and articulating tradeoffs in any technical decisions.

Offices: United States