Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb connects hosts offering unique stays with guests seeking authentic community experiences, serving over 2 billion guest arrivals globally since 2007.
Salida, CO 81201, USAAspen, CO 81611, USANew York, NY, USA
$204,000 - $260,000
Android
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
9+ years of experience
Consumer

Description For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb, a global leader in community-based hospitality since 2007, is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to join their User, Listings & Platform Client team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Airbnb's core product experiences, including user profiles, listing management, reviews, and performance insights.

As a Staff Android Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing sophisticated mobile solutions that impact millions of users worldwide. The position requires expertise in Android development, particularly with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and involves building efficient, scalable components that power Airbnb's mobile experience.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring you to establish technical vision while collaborating with a diverse team of product managers, designers, and engineers. You'll be responsible for architecting reliable, performant solutions and mentoring other engineers, making this an ideal position for someone who enjoys both technical challenges and leadership opportunities.

Working in a remote-friendly environment, you'll receive competitive compensation ($204,000 - $260,000) plus equity and benefits. This is a unique chance to impact how millions of hosts and guests interact with Airbnb's platform while working with cutting-edge mobile technologies.

The ideal candidate brings 9+ years of Android engineering experience, strong product sense, and expertise in modern Android development practices. You'll be joining a collaborative environment where you can influence product direction while working on features that help connect people and communities worldwide.

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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 solutions
  • Establish 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

Kotlin
  • 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 using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Extensive experience working with GraphQL and REST APIs
  • Strong product sense and 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 with understanding of client networking, performance, caching, storage solutions
  • Experience with code reviews and architecture discussions

Benefits For Staff Android Engineer, Guest & Host

Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits
  • Equity
  • Bonus

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