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 Reservations and Additional Products team owns the storage and alteration of core Reservation data that power Airbnb’s Stays, Experiences and Services. In addition, we also steward the Order Data system, Gift Cards platform, and post-booking purchase flows, all of which have the goal of growing the capabilities of the Airbnb e-commerce engine. A Typical Day: Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale. Lead investments into new technical capabilities that push the envelope and unlock product innovation. Develop prototypes to validate ideas while proactively considering long-term implications on technical design and architecture. Translate prototypes to high quality, scalable, and maintainable production code through iterative development. Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices. Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend development.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master/PhD’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
- Strong expertise in the following: Java/Kotlin. JavaScript, React is a plus.
- Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures containing mission critical data. Fullstack product experience is a plus.
- Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions.
- Ability to drive alignment, manage projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
- Mentorship of senior developers.
Responsibilities
- Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale.
- Lead investments into new technical capabilities that push the envelope and unlock product innovation.
- Develop prototypes to validate ideas while proactively considering long-term implications on technical design and architecture.
- Translate prototypes to high quality, scalable, and maintainable production code through iterative development.
- Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
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
