iOS Software Engineer, Host Pricing

Airbnb

3d•Remote

About The Position

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 Host Pricing UI Foundations team owns a versatile toolset that helps hosts to customize and optimize availability, pricing, discounts and cancellation policy settings. These critical tools support hosts in long term planning and maintaining control over their pricing and property usage. We strive to provide a centralized, insightful toolset that helps hosts maximize their Airbnb offering and revenue outcomes. Our ideal candidate has an excellent eye for visual detail, pragmatic approach and a proactive cross functional partnership with Design and Product. The candidate has an absolute commitment to quality, is highly experimental, can work through ambiguity, and is not afraid to try solutions. If you are a fervent supporter of user needs and seek a role in a dynamic, teamwork-oriented setting, we invite you to reach out to us! The Community You Will Join: The Host Pricing UI Foundations team is looking for an iOS Engineer to help us craft the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. We create tools that help our hosts run their business, giving them insights to help them better price their properties that hopefully lead to better returns. As an iOS Software Engineer working in the Host Pricing UI Foundations team, you will help create the next generation of tools and features to help hosts run their business day-to-day. The Difference You Will Make: Collaborate within the team and with cross-functional partners such as Experience Designers, Product Managers and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on iOS. Build efficient and reusable mobile components and implement reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions. Contribute to an inclusive and engaging team environment that fosters learning and growth. Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent professional experience
2 to 4 years’ experience developing iOS applications at scale with a high volume of users with an eye for visual details
Expertise in Swift or Objective-C, UIKit, and SwiftUI, as well as knowledge of UI architecture and UI performance.
You possess strong product sense and a passion for UI and UX product development and can effectively communicate with non-technical partners
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Product Management, Design, Data and other iOS, Android, and Web Engineers in a fast-paced environment
You’re passionate about continuous learning and innovation in the mobile industry
Sound engineering and coding skills. Understanding of basic data structures and asynchronous programming. Experience with iOS app performance optimization & metrics

Nice To Haves

Experience with leveraging AI tools and platforms is a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborate within the team and with cross-functional partners such as Experience Designers, Product Managers and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on iOS.
Build efficient and reusable mobile components and implement reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions.
Contribute to an inclusive and engaging team environment that fosters learning and growth.
Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices
Collaborate with other product engineers and partners to develop Host pricing and availability functionality and surface insights / analytics
Hands on develop, working with teams on edge solutions to problems that come about when developing at scale
Contribute to the delivery of significant components and platform requirements in collaboration with engineers and architects
Work with product and design partners to explore problem spaces and devise solutions to customer problems; recognize technical challenges in the early stages and collaborate closely with the team.