Senior Backend Engineer, Guest & Host
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
13-04-2025
Job Specifications
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
We are building a new set of tools to make it easier for people to connect and host on Airbnb. Our team focuses specifically on co-hosting and ways to make it easier for hosts to connect with co-hosts.
As part of the team and in collaboration with engineering teams based in San Francisco, you will focus on elevating this project to a global scale with new functionality. You’ll be able to work on exciting, innovative and technically challenging work, supporting a major company strategy while finding solutions in areas such as UX, scale, performance, robustness and quality.
The Difference You Will Make
Own key company level problem statements and drive critical projects
Lead the scoping phase, the technical requirements and the implementation of the new functionality
Partner closely with other Engineering teams and cross functional partners including PM, Design, Data, and TPM.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
A Typical Day
Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations
Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across Co Hosting and organizations such as Listings and Users to understand and prioritize technical requirements
Proactively grows knowledge of leading edge practices and trends involving workflow orchestration systems
Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
Your Expertise
5+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend/full-stack development
Bachelor’s and/or Master/PhD’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
Considerable experience working in Java and/or Kotlin
Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality
Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions
Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures
Ability to drive alignment, manage projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
Mentorship of junior developers
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: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. 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.
About the Company
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 1.5 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. Know more
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