Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js/Flask (Albuquerque)

Airbnb, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb, Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks a senior engineer to help shape the next generation of our platform. The hybrid role offers a salary of up to $134,000 per year, with autonomy to run your own projects and a team invested in your development.

You will lead a Node.js rewrite, optimize cloud infrastructure, and harden cultural awareness systems while addressing legacy code debt. Expect growth from senior to ownership as you mentor and contribute across Linux-based stacks.

Qualifications

• Senior-level judgment on when to scale or absorb.
• Ability to meet a clear senior bar.
• Reliability to work without micromanagement.
• Ownership of company resources and budgets.
• Calm under the small-but-mighty chaos of a senior role.

Responsibilities

• Ship the Node.js team-oriented rewrite that pays down years of Airbnb technical debt.
• Trim Airbnb's cloud bill by right-sizing the Stakeholder Management infrastructure in Albuquerque, NM.
• Stress-test Cultural Awareness systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Linux-based applications.
• Apply Cultural Awareness and Linux to solve fast-moving engineering challenges.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Node.js and Linux.
• Ship Flask fixes to Airbnb customers in Albuquerque, NM the same day they report them.

Skills

Senior judgment

Ownership mindset

Calm under pressure

Reliability

Independent contributor

Tools

Node.js

Flask

Linux

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Airbnb, Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks a senior engineer to help shape the next generation of our platform. The hybrid role offers a salary of up to $134,000 per year, with autonomy to run your own projects and a team invested in your development.

You will lead a Node.js rewrite, optimize cloud infrastructure, and harden cultural awareness systems while addressing legacy code debt. Expect growth from senior to ownership as you mentor and contribute across Linux-based stacks.