Mechanical Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 89,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid sabbaticals

Mentoring program

Job summary

Airbnb in Farmington, NM seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own outcomes, review code, and optimize performance at scale. You will help architect the technology flow so JavaScript can handle ten times the current load while tuning database queries for high-throughput workloads.

You will mentor junior engineers, build internal tools to boost productivity, and evaluate new frameworks. The role offers flexible hours, sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

Qualifications

• Listening to others and ensuring they feel heard.
• Knowledge of NM regulations relevant to technology work.
• Meticulous attention to detail in every deliverable.
• Integrity to flag your own mistakes first.
• Growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Guard the Agile codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch.
• Re-architect the technology flow so JavaScript handles ten times Farmington's current load.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Airbnb workloads.
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.
• Spike a REST API proof of concept fast when Airbnb needs a yes-or-no answer.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Empathy libraries.

Skills

Active listening

NM tech regulations

Attention to detail

Integrity

Growth mindset

Openness to feedback

Job description

Work alongside talented engineers in Farmington to ship playfully-serious features that delight users at every scale. What makes this Airbnb role different is the ownership; the $89,000 - $132,000 and full-time hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Guard the Agile codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Re-architect the technology flow so JavaScript handles ten times Farmington's current load
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput Airbnb workloads
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Spike a REST API proof of concept fast when Airbnb needs a yes-or-no answer
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Empathy libraries

What You'll Bring

• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Knowledge of NM-specific regulations relevant to technology work
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback

At Airbnb, our mission is to make technology simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone in Farmington, NM and beyond. Every Mechanical Engineer at Airbnb owns an outcome, not just a checklist of tasks.

We value work-life balance, so expect $89,000 - $132,000, flexible hours, paid sabbaticals, and a supportive mentoring program.

We touched the timestamp today; the Mechanical Engineer hunt continues in earnest.