Staff Software Engineer, Airbnb

Guest and Host, Cohosting

$204-254k

Expert level
Remote in US

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Airbnb

Community marketplace for holiday accomodation

Open for applications

Airbnb

Community marketplace for holiday accomodation

1001+ employees

B2CHospitalityB2BTravelMarketplaceSharing Economy

Open for applications

$204-254k

Expert level
Remote in US

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CHospitalityB2BTravelMarketplaceSharing Economy

Company mission

To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.

Role

Who you are

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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

What the job involves

  • 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
  • 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
  • Collaboration Champion: Collaborate with various teams—product, engineering, data science, and data engineering—to contribute to the development of efficient solutions and uphold technical quality

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.

Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.

Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

25% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Apr 2020

$500m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Mar 2017

$447.8m

SERIES F

Total funding: $3.8bn

Company benefits

  • Paid volunteer time
  • Health food and snacks
  • Generous parental and family leave
  • Learning and development
  • Annual travel and experiences credit

Company values

  • Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
  • Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
  • Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
  • Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality

Company HQ

Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Brian Chesky

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.

Nathan Blecharczyk

(Co-Founder & CSO)

Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.

Joe Gebbia

(Co-Founder)

Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups

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