Airbnb
Senior Staff Engineer, Guest & Host (Host Listings & Quality)
United States · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$248k-$310kDetected 17 days ago
JavaKotlinDistributed SystemsAPI DevelopmentRESTMachine LearningCommunication
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64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
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Green-card follow-through: 80%
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About the role
- 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.
- These systems store and serve listing data for Stays, Experiences, and Services, and they decide whether each listing is searchable, visible, and bookable.
Responsibilities
- Partner with AI Platform, Trust, Infrastructure, and Product teams to shape how Listings and Quality architecture fits with the rest of Airbnb, and set the platform contracts between them.
- Design APIs, data models, and data provenance so the platform can safely support AI-assisted features and agents.
- Hands-on development, including design and code reviews.
- Mentor, guide, and support the career growth of individual contributors.
- You understand how backend architecture choices shape product velocity, and you design for the needs of product teams, hosts, and AI clients.
- Deep backend expertise in distributed systems, data modeling, and API design for large-scale, business-critical platforms, using Java, Kotlin, or similar languages.
Requirements
- 12+ years of relevant experience in the tech industry; 4+ years of experience in an Architect or Staff Engineer role, with ownership responsibility over large-scale software systems.
Compensation
- $248,000 - $310,000 USD
- We'll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process.
Benefits
- Track record of setting a multi-year technical vision for a core platform and delivering it incrementally, such as consolidating services, finishing major migrations, or platformizing shared capabilities.
Company info
- We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.
- Pay Range $248,000 - $310,000 USD Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
Equal opportunity
- Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
- All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- How We'll Take Care of You:
- Our job titles may span more than one career level.
This listing is sourced directly from Airbnb's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.