Software Engineer, Listings

Airbnb

2h•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 Listings Platform team is responsible for building the Listing data plane and control plane, maintaining and evolving the core data models and storage infrastructure for all our product verticals, and core merchandising features. Our vision is to enable hosts of all scales to merchandise their space & make hospitality easy by providing Hosts with tools to intuitively manage any kind of space, and building the platform that quickly serves the data to various merchandising surfaces. The team is focused on building robust, modular and flexible systems that allow efficient development and fast rollout of product features. The team is a broad scope with direct impacts to Airbnb’s highest priorities. The Difference You Will Make: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer who is passionate about making a difference through their work. The Listings Platform team is working towards modularizing our systems to support fast product iteration. As a key contributor, you will have the unique opportunity to be involved in some of the most impactful projects in the company. Being in the core of the stack, you will have the opportunities to be exposed to and utilize a wide range of technologies.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in software engineering.
Proficiency in one or more JVM based languages (Java, Kotlin, Scala, etc.) are preferred
Passion for learning. Our team touches the whole backend stack of Airbnb and collaborates extensively with other teams, quick learning and strong communication skills is a must.

Nice To Haves

Experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale data applications is a plus.
Experiences of distributed systems, data stores, data modeling, indexing and associated trade-offs is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy to build novel products and features
Work with senior engineers technical leaders in the team to deliver system improvements that would enable fast product feature deliveries.
Create paved paths and best practices within the listings space.
Build efficient and backend solutions that are reliable, performant and scalable.
Collaborate with team members and cross functional partners to define product definitions and roadmaps