Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Airbnb 

United States 

629747761

A Typical Day:

As a Staff Software Engineer you will:

• Provide thought leadership, define strategy, influence cross functional collaboration and drive architectural decisions.
• Lead multi-team technical initiatives, and work cross-functionally to identify opportunities for business impact, refine, and prioritize requirements for engineering systems.
• Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations.
• Lead efforts with other engineering teams to advance Airbnb’s engineering processes and technical foundations
• Drive systemic improvements by identifying patterns to streamline development, reduce toil and increase technical quality and operational excellence over time.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers through design reviews, code walkthroughs, and knowledge-sharing sessions, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Your Expertise:

• 9+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience working in Java, GO, Python or Scala
• Strong understanding of distributed system concepts, including consistency models, CAP theorem, and distributed algorithms.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and services related to distributed computing (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
• Knowledge of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data storage solutions in a distributed context.
• Understanding of network protocols, data serialization (e.g., JSON, Protobuf), and API design for distributed systems.
• Ability to analyze and optimize system performance and scalability.
• Technical leadership: hands on experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy and mentoring engineers.
• Experience in technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and setting project direction.

Offices: United States