Staff Software Engineer, User Foundation
Description For Staff Software Engineer, User Foundation
Airbnb, born in 2007, has grown from hosting three guests in San Francisco to facilitating over 1 billion guest arrivals globally through 4 million Hosts. We're seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Users team, focusing on building a comprehensive user-centric platform.
The role involves leading the development of the User Foundation, encompassing several critical areas:
- User Platform: Creating a unified source of truth for user data across Airbnb
- User Identity: Establishing robust verification workflows and account management systems
- User Profile: Developing sophisticated user understanding systems to optimize Host-Guest matching
- User Reputation: Building a hospitality system that ensures magical stays through quality signal analysis
As a technical leader, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape both technical and product directions from the ground up. This multi-year effort requires expertise in large-scale architecture design, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to guide talented engineers through multiple release cycles.
The position offers competitive compensation ($204,000 - $259,000 USD), with remote work flexibility within eligible US states. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including Ruby, Java, and Kotlin, while managing complex database systems.
The ideal candidate brings 9+ years of software engineering experience, with proven expertise in large-scale systems and service-oriented architecture. You'll be instrumental in building solutions that impact millions of users worldwide, while working with a diverse team committed to transforming the travel and hospitality industry.
Join us in creating the future of travel, where technology meets hospitality to create meaningful connections worldwide.
Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, User Foundation
- Work with cross functional partners to design and deliver high-quality products
- Create paved paths and best practices for the User entity platform
- Lead efforts to architect, build and launch solutions for user product flows and user data
- Provide critical input in team roadmap and technical direction
- Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to adopt team goals and roadmaps
- Build efficient backend solutions that are reliable, performant and scalable
- Mentor team members who have less experience
Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, User Foundation
- 9+ years of full-time work experience in software engineering
- Experience with designing and building large scale production systems
- Willing to work across the backend stack
- Experience with working in a cross-functional team
- Experience with service oriented architecture
- Proficiency in backend server languages (Ruby/Java/Kotlin)
- Expertise in storage systems including relational databases, noSQL and caching
- Knowledge in identity and users domain is a plus
Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, User Foundation
- Employee Travel Credits
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