Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb is a platform where Hosts offer unique stays and experiences, enabling guests to connect with communities authentically.
$204,000 - $254,000
Android
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
9+ years of experience
Travel · Consumer

Description For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

As a Staff Android Engineer on the User, Listings & Platform Client team at Airbnb, you'll be responsible for defining, building and shaping the future of Airbnb's Users, Listings, and Quality related product flows. You'll work on user profiles, listing management, reviews, and performance insights across the app. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional partners, building efficient mobile components, and architecting scalable solutions. You'll establish technical vision, provide input on team roadmaps, and mentor other engineers.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with Product Managers, Experience Designers, and Engineers
  • Building reusable mobile components and architecting reliable solutions
  • Establishing technical vision for Listing and Users' Quality-focused products
  • Influencing stakeholders and driving mobile best practices
  • Mentoring and supporting the growth of individual contributors

Required expertise:

  • 9+ years of Android product engineering experience (or 6+ with a PhD)
  • Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Experience with GraphQL and REST APIs
  • Strong product sense and passion for Android UI/UX development
  • Collaborative skills and ability to work across teams
  • Solid understanding of client networking, performance, and asynchronous programming

Airbnb offers a competitive compensation package, including base pay, potential bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Join a company that has welcomed over 1 billion guest arrivals and is shaping the future of travel and community connections.

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Responsibilities For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design and deliver high-quality products on Android
  • Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions
  • Establish a technical vision and lead efforts to architect, build and launch solutions for Listing and Users' Quality-focused products
  • Provide critical input in team roadmap and technical direction
  • Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to adopt team goals and roadmaps
  • Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices
  • Mentor, guide, advocate and support the career growth of individual contributors

Requirements For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

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  • 9+ years of experience in Android product engineering at scale, with a BS/Masters degree, or 6+ years with a PhD
  • Expertise building and maintaining high-performance and scalable consumer Android applications, preferably using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Extensive experience working with GraphQL and REST APIs
  • Strong product sense and a passion for Android UI and UX product development
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Product Management, Design, and other iOS, Android, and Web Engineers
  • Excellent engineering and coding skills
  • Solid understanding of client networking, performance, caching, client storage solutions, accessibility, and asynchronous programming

Benefits For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

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