Senior Staff Software Engineer, Guest & Host

airbnb, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 248,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the Guest & Host organization, focusing on backend architecture and AI-powered features. This is a remote role in the USA, helping connect guests and hosts through scalable, reliable systems and rich communication experiences.

You will partner with senior leaders, contribute code, mentor engineers, and shape technical direction across product, data science and design to deliver high-impact platforms and memorable experiences for millions of

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 building, leading, and architecting full-stack products and systems at enterprise scale with a strong impact.
• Experience in applying modern artificial intelligence technologies to products and development cycles.
• Technical leadership: hands-on experience leading project teams and setting technical direction.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams and orgs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior leaders across the broader technical organization.
• Design and contribute code for scalable backend architecture and AI-powered features.
• Lead and mentor engineers while performing design and code reviews.
• Partner with product, data science, and design teams to drive technical initiatives.
• Envision and implement a scalable guest-host communication platform.

Skills

Technical leadership

AI technologies

Full-stack architecture

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Enterprise-scale systems

Project mentorship

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Guest & Host

Remote - USA

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:

Airbnb is powered by our Guests & Hosts. Our teams work on everything from driving improvements for the end-to-end Host and Guest experience to launching new product verticals from the ground up. Our job is to build world-class, comprehensive platforms and features to create high quality experiences for our outstanding guest and host communities.

Within our Guest & Host organization is the Communication and Connectivity team. The communication branch owns the tools used daily by millions of guests and hosts, including Messaging (2nd most used surface within Airbnb), push notifications, and other deep integrations with key operating system features. The connectivity branch is responsible to connect hosts together through various ways, it also built a platform to connect 3rd party partners from various domains with Airbnb. The communication and connectivity team has engineers cover multiple disciplines including web engineers, native engineers, backend engineers, data engineers, and machine learning engineers. The role posted here will focus on general backend architecture and application of AI technologies.

The Difference You Will Make:

As a senior technical individual contributor, you will partner closely with our senior leaders across the broader technical organization. Although you will be at one of our highest levels of seniority, all individual contributors at Airbnb are Software Engineers which means we expect you to be hands on and contribute code.

A Typical Day:

• Working closely with cross functional teams including design, product marketing, prototyping and others to envision a unique, delightful, extensible guest-host communication experience.
• Envision and build a scalable foundation for reaching out hosts in need through notifications
• Exploring ways to uplift our partner integration platform leveraging the advanced AI technology
• Understand how key technical decisions will drive business outcomes and deliver frameworks and platforms that improve delivery with high-quality to those outcomes
• Performing design and code reviews and advise/mentor other engineers at Airbnb

Your Expertise:

• 12+ years relevant experience in a fast paced, high growth tech environment
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field
• Experience building, leading, and architecting full-stack products and systems at enterprise scale with a great impact
• Experience in applying modern artificial intelligence technologies to products and development cycles
• Technical leadership: hands on experience leading project teams, setting technical direction and strategy, and working cross functionally with Product and Data Science teams
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Examples of working across teams and organizations on technical initiatives.

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.

Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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

$248,000 - $310,000 USD

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.