Airbnb

Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging.

Senior Software Engineer, App Foundation – Backend

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 5,001-10,000Since 2007H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$191K - $223K / year

5 yrs expEnglishCloudJavaKotlin

Job Description

• Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale • Build efficient and reusable backend capabilities, with high quality, while making sure to maintain performance and scalable systems. • Lead initiatives that measurably improve Guest and Host experience by improving app responsiveness, scale efficiently and reliability across key backend paths that impact millions. • Drive a performance roadmap: identifying bottlenecks, prioritizing work by impact, and delivering improvements across services, data access patterns, and infrastructure. • Raise the bar on performance engineering by building tooling, benchmarks, and guardrails that prevent regressions and make performance a first-class part of how teams ship. • Influence architecture and standards across Airbnb’s backend ecosystem, making systems more observable, more efficient, and easier to evolve.

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • Strong expertise in one or more back-end server languages (Java/Kotlin/C++/etc.)
  • Experience in building and scaling high-quality and high-traffic products (or systems) in a distributed manner.
  • Deep backend expertise, including proficiency with databases, cloud technologies, and asynchronous messaging systems.
  • End-to-end ownership mentality that transcends team boundaries.
  • Passion for building strong collaborative relationships with other engineering & product partners
  • Want to tackle projects with large open-ended scope and drive significant business impact
  • Able to self-serve on data analysis and make data driven decisions
  • Rigorous attention to detail and the ability to tackle ambiguous problems
  • Embrace the ever changing culture, prioritize breadth over then in-depth but can still go in-depth when needed.

Benefits

  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

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