Senior iOS Engineer, Client Media Foundation

Airbnb

5h•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 Community You Will Join: The Client Media Foundation team is at the forefront of building infrastructural and user-facing product solutions for all of Airbnb’s frontend media needs. Joining the team, you will work closely with a skilled, cross-functional group of innovative and passionate individuals, collaborating on projects ranging from Airbnb’s custom video player and Media SDK to motion animation, audio, and AI / ML integrations to enhance user experiences throughout Airbnb. The Difference You Will Make: As a Senior iOS Software Engineer, your expertise will be pivotal in developing and optimizing media solutions for the Airbnb iOS app. You will work closely with a team of cross-platform engineers with collective expertise in web, native, and backend development to define and shape the future of Airbnb’s media solutions. Your contributions will directly impact the user experience, ensuring seamless and engaging media experiences for millions of hosts and guests worldwide. You will also work closely with feature teams across the company to enable more intuitive, faster, and beautiful guest and host-facing product experiences. If you have a product-oriented mindset and love to live at the intersection of product and platform, this role is for you.

Requirements

5-9+ years of experience in iOS software development, with a strong focus on media-related technologies (e.g. media processing libraries / frameworks, knowledge of industry standards and best practices for media encoding and compression, and a passion for creating engaging user experiences through media)
Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C programming languages
Deep understanding of iOS frameworks such as UIKit, SwiftUI, Core Animation, Core Graphics, Core Audio, and AVFoundation.
Experience building and maintaining complex, high-performance, and scalable iOS applications
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills
Strong collaboration and communication abilities, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and understand

Nice To Haves

OpenGL and Metal experience are a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and refine media-related features for the Airbnb iOS app, ensuring high-quality and performant user experiences
Work closely with engineers from product teams across Airbnb, understanding their productivity and feature pain points and building media solutions to resolve them scalably and flexibly.
Partner with designers, working collaboratively to provide and receive constructive feedback towards beautiful and performant media products.
Continuously optimize and improve the performance and reliability of existing media infrastructure.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in iOS development and media processing
Mentor and guide team members in their career development, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth