Senior Software Engineer

Role Overview

Join Airbnb as a Senior Software Engineer on the Guest Displays & Platforms team. You will lead the development of major new features to enhance the guest experience while improving engineering processes and partnering across teams.

Key Missions / Responsibilities

• Architect and implement complex features, with a focus on data-driven decisions and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners to understand and prioritize technical requirements.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Drive systemic improvements in engineering processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Degree in CS (Bachelor’s/Master’s preferred) or equivalent experience.
• Strong frontend web fluency (e.g., HTML, CSS, React, GraphQL).
• Considerable experience with Java and/or Kotlin.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions and articulate tradeoffs.
• Strong communication and collaboration across functions.
• Passion for efficiency, availability, technical quality, and system quality.
• Ability to drive alignment, manage projects, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale, service-oriented architectures.

Nice-to-Haves

• Not explicitly stated.