AirbnbSoftware Engineer
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
The Community You Will Join:
We are building a new set of tools and user journeys to make it easier for people to connect and host on Airbnb. Our team focuses specifically on co-hosting and ways to make it easier for hosts to connect with co-hosts.
As part of the Matching and Connection team within Hosting Services and in collaboration with engineering teams based in San Francisco, you will focus on enabling new user experiences to improve the hosting ecosystem in Airbnb. You’ll be able to work on exciting, innovative and technically challenging work, supporting a major company strategy while finding solutions in areas such as UX, scale, performance, robustness and quality.
The Difference You Will Make:
- Own key company level problem statements and drive critical projects
- Lead the scoping phase, the technical requirements and the implementation of the new functionality
- Partner closely with other Engineering teams and cross functional partners including PM, Design, Data, and TPM.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
A Typical Day:
- Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations
- Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across Hosting Services and organizations such as Listings and Users to understand and prioritize technical requirements
- Proactively grows knowledge of leading edge practices and trends involving workflow orchestration systems
- Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
Your Expertise:
- 6+ years industry experience
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
- Experience in building and scaling high-quality products (or systems) with a focus on operational excellence
- Strong collaboration with colleagues across multiple timezones
- Ability to evaluate technical approaches and design product solutions to solve real-world problems.
- Ability to drive alignment, manage projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
- Mentorship to junior developers
- Fluency in HTML, CSS, Typescript, React and related web technologies
- Strong communication and organizational skills
How We'll Take Care of You:
The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
United Kingdom Annual Pay Range
£92,000—£115,000 GBP