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Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Secure Development Engineering 
United States 
184621119

21.08.2025

The Difference You Will Make:

As a Staff Software Engineer on our team, you'll architect and implement security solutions that protect millions of users while empowering thousands of developers. You'll be at the forefront of creating a security-first engineering culture, building tools and frameworks that make secure development the path of least resistance. We're building the next generation of security-first development tools and practices that will shape the future of secure software engineering.

A Typical Day:

Here are a few things you’ll do in this role:

  • 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.

Your Expertise:

The following are some examples of profiles that are relevant to us. If a subset of these things apply to you, please consider applying. We are looking to build a team of both specialists in security and generalists in software engineering.

  • 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
  • Experience building developer tools and infrastructure is a plus

How We'll Take Care of You:

Pay Range
$255,000 USD

Offices: United States