Senior Software Engineer - Marketing Tech, Segmentation & AI

Airbnb, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 196,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead projects end-to-end on the Segmentation & Insights Platform. You’ll shape how Airbnb reaches guests and hosts by building high‑scale backend systems and agentic workflows that power marketing, in‑app experiences, and growth initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, strong backend architecture, and experience with agentic/LLM-powered applications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Backend systems with large-scale service-oriented architecture.
• Experience building agentic systems or LLM-powered applications.
• Proficiency in Go, Rust, Java, or Kotlin.
• Strong communication skills with cross-team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects end-to-end from design through launch.
• Scale the core platform for high availability and low latency.
• Build agentic features for Airbnb's autonomous Marketing Growth Engine.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Data, Marketing Operations and partners.

Skills

Software engineering

Backend systems

Agentic systems

LLM applications

Go / Rust / Java / Kotlin

Cross-team communication

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in CS

Job description

Airbnb in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead projects end-to-end on the Segmentation & Insights Platform. You’ll shape how Airbnb reaches guests and hosts by building high‑scale backend systems and agentic workflows that power marketing, in‑app experiences, and growth initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, strong backend architecture, and experience with agentic/LLM-powered applications.