Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 196,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking an experienced software leader to shape the AI for Developers roadmap and deliver scalable developer infrastructure across the company. You’ll own architecture, partner with multiple teams, and push for pragmatic, measurable improvements in productivity and reliability.

You’ll work in a remote-friendly US role, collaborating with a high-visibility Dev AI group to accelerate innovation and adoption of AI tools across the platform.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
• Experience building developer infrastructure at scale.
• Hands-on AI experience applied to real-world software development challenges.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, TypeScript, or Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive our AI for Developers strategy from ideation through shipping.
• Make pragmatic architectural decisions while balancing scope and operability.
• Stay current on AI tooling and balance innovation with measurable impact.
• Coach teams to adopt new AI capabilities in daily workflows.
• Drive engineering excellence and reliable system design.

Skills

7+ years experience

Developer infrastructure

Hands-on AI

Cross-functional comms

Go/Python/TypeScript/Kotlin

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

The Difference You Will Make:

Our mission is to make every Airbnb engineer's day better by building world-class developer infrastructure that removes friction and provides the tools to unlock their best work. The Dev AI team specifically builds the foundational AI tooling and infrastructure that powers developer productivity across the entire software development lifecycle, also providing the building blocks for teams across the company to quickly and simply create their own domain‑specific AI tools. We currently serve as both a platform team and an internal AI consultancy for partner teams building their own internally‑facing AI‑powered solutions.

In this role, you will help to shape and execute the technical direction of the team's infrastructure and products. You'll work across a range of exciting problem spaces, from agentic coding tools and asynchronous AI workflow platforms, to SDKs for rapid internal AI app development and AI‑assisted code migration. At Airbnb, you won't just build AI tools; your work will shape how individuals across the company work every day. The tools you create will directly accelerate the pace of innovation across our entire product surface.

We're a collaborative, low‑ego, and highly‑visible team that values experimentation, learning, and shipping. We celebrate what works and learn quickly from what doesn't. Given the rapid evolution of AI, we strive to operate with startup‑like agility, iterating swiftly to evaluate and incorporate the most recent AI technologies into our developer tooling. If you enjoy building, collaborating across teams, thrive when given high autonomy, and are motivated to make the lives of other developers easier and more enjoyable, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Help shape and drive our AI for Developers strategy, from ideation through shipping, while bringing strong sense of ownership and coding across various stacks
• Make pragmatic architectural and technical decisions, balancing ambition with real‑world constraints and long‑term operability
• Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape, and help the team balance innovation with incremental, measurable developer impact
• Serve as a champion, expert, coach, and consultant to empower teams and leaders across the company to adopt and leverage new AI capabilities in their day to day workflows
• Champion engineering excellence through high‑quality code, thoughtful design, and reliable systems
• Participate in on‑call rotations and drive operational excellence for the team's platform components

Your Expertise:

• 7+ years industry experience (or equivalent depth of expertise)
• Prior experience building developer infrastructure, tooling, or platforms, ideally at scale and with tools, frameworks, or systems commonly used in the industry
• Hands‑on experience applying AI technologies to real‑world software development challenges
• A track record of quickly ramping up in new domains, technologies, or languages — and a genuine excitement for continuous learning
• Demonstrated success partnering cross‑functionally, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, Typescript, or Kotlin
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

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.

Reasonable Accommodations:

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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.

Pay Range

$196,000 — $230,000 USD