Senior Software Engineer, Dev AI, Developer Infrastructure
About The Position
Our mission is to make every Airbnb engineer's day better by building world-class developer infrastructure that removes friction and provides the tools to unlock their best work. The Dev AI team specifically builds the foundational AI tooling and infrastructure that powers developer productivity across the entire software development lifecycle, also providing the building blocks for teams across the company to quickly and simply create their own domain-specific AI tools. We currently serve as both a platform team and an internal AI consultancy for partner teams building their own internally-facing AI-powered solutions. In this role, you will help to shape and execute the technical direction of the team's infrastructure and products. You'll work across a range of exciting problem spaces, from agentic coding tools and asynchronous AI workflow platforms, to SDKs for rapid internal AI app development and AI-assisted code migration. At Airbnb, you won't just build AI tools; your work will shape how individuals across the company work every day. The tools you create will directly accelerate the pace of innovation across our entire product surface. We're a collaborative, low-ego, and highly-visible team that values experimentation, learning, and shipping. We celebrate what works and learn quickly from what doesn't. Given the rapid evolution of AI, we strive to operate with startup-like agility, iterating swiftly to evaluate and incorporate the most recent AI technologies into our developer tooling. If you enjoy building, collaborating across teams, thrive when given high autonomy, and are motivated to make the lives of other developers easier and more enjoyable, we’d love to hear from you.
Requirements
- 5+ years industry experience (or equivalent depth of expertise)
- Prior experience building developer infrastructure, tooling, or platforms, ideally at scale and with tools, frameworks, or systems commonly used in the industry
- Hands-on experience applying AI technologies to real-world software development challenges
- A track record of quickly ramping up in new domains, technologies, or languages — and a genuine excitement for continuous learning
- Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, Typescript, or Kotlin
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Help shape and drive our AI for Developers strategy, from ideation through shipping, while bringing strong sense of ownership and coding across various stacks
- Make pragmatic architectural and technical decisions, balancing ambition with real-world constraints and long-term operability
- Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape, and help the team balance innovation with incremental, measurable developer impact
- Serve as a champion, expert, coach, and consultant to empower teams and leaders across the company to adopt and leverage new AI capabilities in their day to day workflows
- Champion engineering excellence through high-quality code, thoughtful design, and reliable systems
- Participate in on-call rotations and drive operational excellence for the team's platform components
Benefits
- This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
