Senior Android Engineer, Pricing Guidance

airbnb, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb seeks a Senior Android Engineer to enhance tools for hosts, focusing on high-quality Android product development. Ideal candidates will have robust Android experience, fluency in Kotlin, and a commitment to user-centric solutions. Join Airbnb to craft innovative experiences for millions of hosts and guests worldwide.

Benefits

Bonus opportunities

Equity

Employee Travel Credits

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years' industry experience in Android development.
• Strong product sense and communication with non-technical partners.
• Passionate about UI and UX product development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers.
• Build efficient and reusable mobile components.
• Identify areas of improvement and advocate mobile best practices.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

UI/UX product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven approaches

Education

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in CS

Tools

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Senior Android Engineer, Pricing Guidance

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:

The Host Pricing team is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to help us craft the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. We build features that empower our hosts to run their businesses more effectively - giving them tools and insights that help them optimize pricing and drive better returns. As a Senior Android Engineer, you'll help build the next generation of guidance features that help hosts run their business day-to-day.

The Difference You Will Make:

Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Product Managers, Experience Designers, and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android. Leverage your UI, Compose, and animation expertise to bring our Android app to the next level and create delightful user experiences. Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions. Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices.

Our ideal candidate has an excellent eye for visual detail, pragmatic approach and a proactive cross functional partnership with Design and Product. The candidate has an absolute commitment to quality, is highly experimental, and not afraid to try solutions. If you are a fervent supporter of user needs and seek a role in a dynamic, teamwork-oriented setting, we invite you to reach out to us!

A Typical Day:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android
• Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions
• Follow data-driven approaches to conduct experiments and iterate features
• Identify areas of improvement and advocate for mobile best practices

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years' industry experience in Android development
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
• Fluency in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• You possess strong product sense, a passion for UI and UX product development, and can effectively communicate with non-technical partners
• Demonstrated ability to proactively collaborate with Product Management, Design, Data and other Android, iOS, and Web Engineers
• Pushing boundaries of design and product features by balancing tradeoffs and iterating to the ideal solution
• You’re passionate about continuous learning and innovation in the mobile industry
• **Bonus Nice-to-have Skills:.
• Experience designing smooth, engaging animations in Jetpack Compose.
• Ability to profile and optimize Jetpack Compose for fast, jank-free performance.
• Proficiency in crafting automated tests suites that preserve quality and accelerate releases.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [e-mail] . Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. 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 is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.