Staff Software Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 212.000 - 265.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Airbnb, Inc. is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to help build the next generation of data and ML systems on the Supply & Competitive Intelligence team in San Francisco.

You will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and ML teams to deliver high-impact, robust backend capabilities. You will influence partners across design, product management, and other engineering groups, shape API/architecture decisions, and drive execution from prototype to production.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of industry experience.
• Experience leading teams and setting technical direction.
• Experience influencing designers, product managers and engineering teams.
• Ability to ideate, prototype, and influence product direction.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork across engineering teams.
• Proven ability to mentor and grow junior engineers.

Aufgaben

• Work with product and ML engineers to explore problem spaces and devise solutions to customer problems
• Prototype new ideas and influence the product strategy
• Proactively collaborate with other engineering teams to develop an iterative plan to improve our APIs and architecture
• Collaborate with other product engineers and partners to develop backend to support data and AI solutions
• Create technical and execution strategies for new projects and drive hand‑ons implementation of those solutions
• Identify areas for improvement and champion the adoption of best practices in product development, engineering architecture, and testing
• Perform technical design reviews and code reviews
• Mentor and grow more junior engineers.

Kenntnisse

Leadership experience

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Influencing product direction

Jobbeschreibung

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 Host and Guest communities. 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 community of Hosts and Guests.

Supply & Competitive Intelligencesits at the intersection of Data/AI and Airbnb’s competitive strategy. As part of this team, you will build systems that give Airbnb a real-time, comprehensive view of the global travel market — how competitors price, list, and supply their inventory across every market we operate in. Your work will feed ML models and data products that directly inform pricing strategy, supply growth, and product decisions for hundreds of millions of guests and hosts around the world.

The Difference You Will Make:

The Supply & Competitive Intelligence team builds the data and ML systems that show Airbnb where supply is, how competitors operate, and which supply to pursue. We are looking for a data-focused Staff Backend Engineer to help build the next generation of these systems. You will set technology and implementation strategy and work with a wide range of cross-functional partners.

A typical day:

• Work with product and ML engineers to explore problem spaces and devise solutions to customer problems
• Prototype new ideas and influence the product strategy
• Proactively collaborate with other engineering teams to develop an iterative plan to improve our APIs and architecture
• Collaborate with other product engineers and partners to develop backend to support data and AI solutions
• Create technical and execution strategies for new projects and drive hand‑ons implementation of those solutions
• Identify areas for improvement and champion the adoption of best practices in product development, engineering architecture, and testing
• Perform technical design reviews and code reviews
• Mentor and grow more junior engineers.

Your expertise

• 10+ years industry experience
• You have experience leading teams, setting technical direction, building & launching high-impact user-facing products
• You have experience influencing partners such as designers and product managers as well as other engineering teams
• You are excited to ideate, prototype new ideas, and influence product direction
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams
• You have demonstrated an ability to mentor and grow more junior engineers, set and drive best practices

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.

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

$212,000 — $265,000 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.