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Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Guest Host – Cohosting 
United States 
812129758

27.06.2024

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 Difference You Will Make:

As a Co-Hosting Foundation Staff Engineer, you will lead the development and refinement of major subsystems powering the co-hosting systems. Responsibilities include creating and refining product features, ensuring seamless day-to-day operations, identifying patterns for streamlined development, and presenting technical and product insights to stakeholders. At the staff backend level, you’ll set a technical vision, delivering flexible, efficient, and scalable solutions aligning with business needs.

A Typical Day:

Designing Future States: Shape our technical systems’ future state by aligning high-level product goals with a deep understanding of existing systems, guiding strategic technical and product decisions for both short and long terms.
Leadership in Action: Lead engineers across teams in crafting technical solutions, engaging in the development of product and UX requirements, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.


Your Expertise:

  • Proven Experience: A track record of 9+ years in the software development industry within a fast-paced tech environment.
  • Backend Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise and be hands-on in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures.
  • Strategic Decision-Making: Proven ability to exercise sound judgment in making trade-offs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality.
  • End-to-End Understanding: Experience with an end-to-end mentality, transcending team boundaries to find globally optimal solutions.
  • Effective Communication: Excellent communication skills with a history of collaborating effectively within and across engineering teams.
  • Quality Advocacy: Passionate about efficiency, availability, system quality, and user experience, demonstrated through prior projects.
  • Architectural Excellence: Experience in architectural patterns of high-scale distributed products/services, such as well-designed APIs, data pipelines, and efficient algorithms.
  • Collaborative Background: A track record of successfully working collaboratively in cross-functional teams with design, product, and data science partners.

Preferred:

  • Experience of access control for multi-user systems.
  • Be curious about product problems and have an open mind to dive into new domains eg: gen-AI.
  • Be enthusiastic about product development and be emphatic to users’ experiences.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Pay Range
$254,000 USD