Airbnb Senior Web Engineer UI Tooling & Design Systems 

United States 

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The Difference You Will Make:

You will also work closely with world-class designers and feature developers to identify opportunities to accelerate their existing workflows and improve the quality of developer experience at Airbnb

A Typical Day:

• Design and develop innovative tools and features to streamline and accelerate the product development lifecycle at Airbnb
• Partner with teams focused on Design Systems, Accessibility, and Motion to identify, conceptualize, and develop tools that amplify our capabilities and help us achieve our strategic goals.
• Work closely with product engineers across Airbnb, understanding their pain points and building solutions to resolve them scalably and flexibly.
• Partner with designers, working collaboratively to understand their pain points and make improvements to the designer and development collaboration process.
• Experiment with various Generative AI technologies, create prototypes and drive adoption to the new and innovative tools that you will build.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices from the Web ecosystem
• Mentor and guide team members in their career development, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth

Your Expertise:

• 5-9+ years of experience in Web Development, with a strong interest in topics like Design Systems, UI Infrastructure, Tooling & Generative AI
• Extensive experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Typescript, CSS in JS and modern Javascript frameworks such as React, Preact, etc.
• Experience in building tools for other developers and designers
• Experience working with Figma Plugins and other design tools
• Strong prototyping skills and bias for action
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills
• Strong collaboration and communication abilities, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.