Staff Software Engineer, Guest Displays & Platforms
Description For Staff Software Engineer, Guest Displays & Platforms
Airbnb, the global hospitality platform that has facilitated over 2 billion guest arrivals since 2007, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Guest Displays & Platforms team. This crucial role involves leading the development and refinement of major subsystems powering the core user journey for Airbnb guests.
The position focuses on the Guest Displays & Platforms team, which manages pricing and availability across all product surfaces and the main product details page (PDP). This team is responsible for computing and presenting prices based on host settings, platform fees, and taxes, as well as managing availability based on host settings, existing reservations, and policy-based controls.
As a Staff Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing new product features, supporting operations, building systems to streamline development, and performing technical deep dives. The role requires establishing and implementing technical visions that are flexible, reliable, and scalable to meet business needs.
The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of software development experience, with expertise in both backend systems and front-end development using React. You'll lead engineers across teams, mentor colleagues, and collaborate with various internal teams including Search, Checkout, Reservations, and Payments.
This remote position offers a competitive salary range of $204,000 - $260,000 USD, along with potential bonus and equity opportunities. Join Airbnb in shaping the future of travel while working with a diverse, innovative team committed to creating exceptional guest experiences.
Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Guest Displays & Platforms
- Design the future state of technical systems combining strategic product goals with deep system understanding
- Lead engineers in building technical solutions both inside and outside immediate team
- Participate in product and UX requirements development
- Nurture technical quality culture from design through production
- Mentor other engineers in technical and collaboration skills
- Identify and propose solutions to technical and product engineering excellence
- Collaborate with internal teams across Search, Checkout, Reservations, Host Settings, Listings, Payments, Tax, Cities, Trust and others
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Guest Displays & Platforms
- 10+ years of relevant software development industry experience in fast-paced tech environment
- Expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures
- Expertise with front-end web development using React or similar javascript-based frameworks
- Good judgment in making tradeoffs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality
- Strong understanding of how deep backend systems are expressed in the UX
- End-to-end mentality that transcends team boundaries
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work well within teams
- Passionate about efficiency, availability, system quality and user experience
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