Senior Staff Backend Engineer - AI & Messaging Platform

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 248,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for Guest & Host to contribute hands-on architecture and leadership in a high-growth environment. You will shape enterprise-scale systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams across design, product marketing, data science and engineering.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled product development, scalable notification platforms, and mentor-led code reviews to raise engineering standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment.
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience leading full-stack products and systems at enterprise scale with impact.
• Experience applying modern artificial intelligence technologies to products and development cycles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, product marketing, prototyping and others to envision scalable guest-host experiences.
• Build a scalable foundation for reaching out to hosts via notifications.
• Explore ways to uplift partner integration platforms using AI technologies.
• Drive key technical decisions that improve delivery quality and business outcomes.
• Perform design and code reviews; mentor other engineers across teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on coding

AI technologies experience

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science

Job description

Airbnb seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for Guest & Host to contribute hands-on architecture and leadership in a high-growth environment. You will shape enterprise-scale systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams across design, product marketing, data science and engineering.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled product development, scalable notification platforms, and mentor-led code reviews to raise engineering standards across the organization.