Staff Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure at Airbnb | Remote - USA

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has evolved from a modest beginning when two hosts welcomed three guests in their San Francisco home to a global platform with over 5 million hosts and more than 2 billion guest arrivals worldwide. Our hosts provide unique stays and experiences that foster genuine connections with communities across the globe.The Community You Will Jo…

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel and connect, with over 5 million hosts providing unique experiences to over 2 billion guests across the globe. Our mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere, fostering authentic connections with communities around the world.The Community You Will Join:At Airbnb, we are a mission-driven organization dedicated to our core values. Our unified team embodies innovation and is committed to leading the way as a modern company in the 21st century.The Networking team within Airbnb’s Cloud Infrastructure organization is responsible for the architecture, construction, and operation of our entire production network infrastructure. This includes software solutions and systems that connect Airbnb users and services, such as traffic proxies, load balancers, service meshes, VPCs, cross-region connectivity, network monitoring, and security systems. Our focus is on reliability, scalability, efficiency, and high availability to meet the demands of our global user base.The Difference You Will Make:As the Engineering Manager, you will lead a diverse team of talented software engineers dedicated to enhancing Airbnb's core networking capabilities. Your role encompasses daily operations, team building through hiring exceptional talent, coaching engineers, conducting technical deep dives, engaging with the community, and strategic planning. Collaboration with peers in Cloud Infrastructure, Security, Reliability, and various partner teams is essential to deliver a network platform that is flexible, efficient, and scalable to meet the business's evolving needs.A Typical Day:Collaborate with technical leads and partners to define a coherent vision and roadmap for Airbnb’s cloud network infrastructure.Build a robust team by attracting top talent and fostering individual and team development.Promote a culture of technical excellence from design through production.Establish strong partnerships with teams across the engineering department.Engage with open-source communities and external service partners.

Airbnb started in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests into their San Francisco home. Since then, the platform has grown to over 5 million hosts and more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that connect travelers with local communities. Trust Engineering at Airbnb Trust sits at the heart of Airbnb’s platform. The Trust Engineering team builds technology to keep the community safe and uphold high standards for hosts, guests, homes, and experiences. Their work addresses both online risks, such as account compromise, fake listings, and financial loss, and offline concerns like theft, property damage, and personal safety. The team’s responsibilities include user onboarding, screening, identity, and reputation systems. Trust Engineering leads the technical vision for these systems and integrates them throughout Airbnb’s platform. Role overview The Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trust, is a senior individual contributor role. This engineer partners with technical leaders across Airbnb to shape, plan, and deliver a broad roadmap of Trust engineering projects. The position involves extensive collaboration with teams throughout the company. While highly senior, this is still a hands-on engineering role, every Airbnb software engineer, regardless of level, contributes code and development work. What you will do Define and drive the long-term vision and strategy for the Trust Platform, setting architectural direction for core systems that support scalable, high-quality fraud detection, safety, and trust decisions across Airbnb. Work deeply within Trust Platform components, developing system and performance tools, and identifying ways to improve technical quality, operational excellence, and developer experience. Promote an AI-first engineering approach, using LLM-powered agents to generate and refine code, so you can focus on problem-solving, system design, and quality oversight. Location This position is remote and based in the United States.

Airbnb, founded in 2007, has transformed the travel experience by connecting over 5 million hosts with more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Our platform enables unique stays and authentic community experiences for travelers around the globe.Join Our Community:At Airbnb, the Developer Infrastructure team is dedicated to empowering engineers and AI Coding Agents to produce high-quality software efficiently. We focus on infrastructure that enhances engineering productivity throughout the software development lifecycle, including build, test, and deployment.Your Impact:As a member of the CI+Build team, you will play a crucial role in optimizing our developer infrastructure, which encompasses remote build systems, CI clusters, flaky test management, and merge queues. Your contributions will help maintain a seamless mainline and accelerate pull request cycle times.In this role, you will define and implement cutting-edge build systems at Airbnb’s scale, guiding the technical direction for build infrastructure across diverse platform teams. You will collaborate with internal teams that deliver systems utilized by product engineers in backend, web, and mobile environments. Success in this position requires a deep understanding of the architecture of our largest internal backend services as we navigate an increasingly complex build graph.A Day in Your Role:Designing enhancements to our existing Bazel installation and remote build/cache infrastructure to boost correctness, reproducibility, and speed.Establishing the technical roadmap for the reliability and performance of our software build systems.Improving inner-loop development velocity and CI run-times through diagnostic efforts.

About Orb:At Orb, we are pioneering a new frontier in how AI and software enterprises effectively monetize at scale. Our cutting-edge billing infrastructure transforms intricate usage-based pricing models into strategic advantages. With a developer-first mindset, we empower industry leaders like Vercel, Pinecone, and Replit by providing real-time billing automation, rapid pricing experimentation, and detailed revenue insights.Supported by $44.1 million in investments from premier venture capitalists, including Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, and Greylock, we are a dynamic team committed to shaping the future of monetization through innovative infrastructure solutions.We embrace a hybrid work culture, collaborating in the office three days a week. Our core values—customer centricity, urgency, proactive engagement, and meticulous attention to detail—guide our team's growth and collaboration.About the Role:As a vital member of our infrastructure team, you will uphold our commitment to high reliability standards. Our clients rely on our systems for continuous operation since any downtime can result in significant revenue losses. You will be responsible for the infrastructure that supports our entire product, encompassing event ingestion, API services, alerting mechanisms, invoicing, and much more.Your Responsibilities:Lead initiatives for infrastructure resilience, including recovery strategies, tenant isolation, and load managementEnhance the observability and operational efficiency of our systemsDevelop performance-critical, user-facing infrastructure, such as real-time event processing systemsStrategize scaling initiatives to accommodate substantial customer growthCollaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to ensure the development of robust product featuresShare knowledge and best practices with your talented peersAbout You:You possess a deep understanding of edge cases, potential failure modes, and performance bottlenecksYou have a talent for diagnosing and resolving complex errors and performance challengesYou thrive on building scalable infrastructure for high-growth productsYou are adept at mentoring fellow engineers in best practices, including observability and risk management strategiesYou bring 5+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly focused on infrastructure

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people experience travel, connecting over 5 million hosts with more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Our platform enables unique stays and authentic experiences, fostering connections with local communities.The Team You Will Join:As a pivotal member of the Data Warehouse Infrastructure team, you will help shape the backbone of Airbnb's big data capabilities, enabling hundreds of engineers to efficiently collect, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data. We leverage cutting-edge open-source technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Trino, Iceberg, and Airflow.Typical Responsibilities:Design and architect Airbnb's next-generation big data compute platform to enhance data ETL, analytics, and machine learning efforts.Oversee the platform's operations, focusing on improving reliability, performance, observability, and cost-effectiveness.Create high-quality, maintainable, and self-documenting code while engaging actively in code review processes.Contribute to open-source projects, making a significant impact on the industry.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel by connecting over 5 million hosts with more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Our platform offers unique stays and experiences that foster authentic community connections.Join Our Innovative Team:Viaduct serves as a critical data access layer for Airbnb, managing over 70% of our API traffic.Positioned at the core of Airbnb’s technology, Viaduct delivers a global schema and query system through GraphQL.Our mission: “Empowering app developers at Airbnb by enhancing developer experience through simplified APIs and improved performance.”Our seasoned team sets industry best practices and pioneers next-gen architectures.Collaborate closely with various infrastructure teams to deliver a robust development experience.We treat our platform as a product and uphold the principles of effective Platform Engineering.Your Impact:With Viaduct running in production for over six years, you will contribute to the ongoing evolution of Viaduct Modern, enhancing the developer experience for hundreds of engineers.As an Open Source project, your contributions will benefit both Airbnb developers and the broader community.A Day in the Life:Engage in coding, troubleshooting, and collaboration to drive innovation on our GraphQL platform.

Join Airbnb as a Staff Software Engineer focusing on our Android Platform Frameworks. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our mobile applications by enhancing the performance and capabilities of our frameworks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement innovative solutions that enhance user experience and engagement.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb started with two hosts welcoming three guests into their San Francisco home. Today, we proudly support over 5 million hosts who have facilitated more than 2 billion guest arrivals worldwide. Our platform enables unique stays and enriching experiences, fostering genuine connections between guests and diverse communities.Join Our Community:At Airbnb, we strive to deliver the right information to our community at the right time. Our Messaging & Notifications systems empower hosts to optimize their operations while providing travelers with essential information for a seamless experience. We're committed to fostering new connections within our community to enhance both hosting and travel experiences.The data team employs cutting-edge tools and scalable systems, leveraging advanced machine learning models to generate insights that drive all products within the Communication and Connectivity (CnC) organization.Your Impact:In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the design and development of large-scale, distributed data systems for both batch and real-time processing. Your efforts will fuel machine learning models and unlock innovative product features. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including backend, frontend, and machine learning engineers, ensuring a cohesive approach to our technology initiatives.Our team is harnessing GenAI and large language models (LLMs) to enhance the Airbnb experience across various platforms, including our heavily utilized Messaging feature. We are in the process of creating a robust ML infrastructure to support our ambitious product goals.A Day in Your Life:Define the team’s long-term vision and roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional partners across Airbnb.Nurture strong relationships with engineering teams, including backend, client, data science, analytics, and ML, to achieve aligned and impactful results.Design, develop, and maintain reliable, scalable data pipelines - both batch and real-time - to effectively collect, process, and serve data from a variety of sources within Airbnb.Implement robust offline and online feature development processes to accelerate the production of ML products.Architect and build machine learning infrastructure while optimizing performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.Mentor and support the growth of engineers within the team, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.

Join Airbnb as a Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer specializing in GraphQL. In this pivotal role, you will be at the forefront of our backend development efforts, designing and implementing scalable GraphQL services that enhance user experiences. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and improve performance across our platform.

Join Airbnb as a Staff Backend Engineer focusing on Reservations and Additional Products. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and enhance backend systems that drive user experiences across our platform. Your expertise will help shape innovative solutions that support our business goals while ensuring high reliability and performance of our applications.

Note: Only candidates residing within the United States will be considered.Company OverviewJoin the movement at New Rich Network!The economic inequality crisis represents one of the most significant challenges of our era, presenting an unparalleled opportunity for innovation. At New Rich, we leverage state-of-the-art technology to bridge the gap between coaches and their communities, empowering them to disseminate their educational insights effectively.We are firm believers that the pathway to a better and more equitable world begins with empowering individuals. This empowerment creates a ripple effect, inspiring others and fostering change collectively.As traditional systems and norms gradually deteriorate, a new paradigm is emerging—one that is evolving faster than ever before.We are convinced that education, inspiration, and motivation are pivotal in creating economic opportunities, alleviating poverty, and eradicating economic hardship.A principal factor contributing to economic disparity is not merely 'being born into wealth' or belonging to exclusive circles; rather, it is the absence of knowledge and skills necessary to navigate one’s financial future.This is where we step in. At New Rich, we are developing the next-generation creator platform and software tools aimed at empowering business, health, and wellness coaches. Our goal is to enable them to run their ventures more efficiently and effectively while enhancing their reach and visibility on our social learning platform.We are dedicated to helping digital entrepreneurs turn their aspirations into reality. Our mission is straightforward yet ambitious: to support individuals in creating a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle while fostering wealth and independence.Our team, a diverse group from the Americas and Europe, collaborates with utility partners across the region and beyond. We are outdoor enthusiasts, musicians, artists, athletes, parents, and adventurers—bound by our shared passion for solving complex challenges, addressing economic inequality, and believing in technology as a force for good.As a rapidly growing team, we share a unified vision: a world where anyone can work remotely, pursue their passions, and live life on their own terms.Our platform encompasses SaaS tools, e-learning programs, and a supportive social network—a comprehensive ecosystem tailored for creators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who seek more than just a job.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel, connecting over 5 million hosts to more than 2 billion guest arrivals across nearly every country in the world. Our platform allows hosts to offer unique stays and experiences, facilitating authentic connections between guests and local communities.LocationThis position is fully remote and should be based in Mainland China. Note: No Relocation or Visa Support offered.The Community You Will JoinThe Notifications team at Airbnb is focused on crafting and enhancing essential notification systems that ensure smooth and efficient communication for our guests and hosts worldwide. We work closely with product teams to assess notification requirements and deliver scalable solutions. Our goal is to improve engagement, reduce user fatigue, and achieve significant business results through technology and governance.The Difference You Will MakeWe seek backend engineers who are dedicated to building reliable systems that create meaningful user impacts. You will collaborate in a global setting to translate product and engineering concepts into effective production systems. Your contributions will help to develop our notification platform, refine delivery timing, optimize channel selections, and create scalable solutions that support various product teams across Airbnb.A Typical DayWork with engineers and cross-functional partners to clarify requirements, prioritize tasks, and define project scopes within your team’s roadmap.Engage in technical design discussions and align implementation details with team members and partner teams.Create clean, testable, and maintainable code for backend services and platform capabilities.Participate in on-call rotations and enhance operational excellence through improved runbooks, monitoring, and rollback readiness.Diagnose production issues, implement fixes, and enhance system reliability in your areas of responsibility.Guide and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and everyday collaboration.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel by connecting over 5 million hosts with more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Our platform offers unique accommodations and experiences that foster authentic community connections. The Team You Will JoinThe Airfam Products team is dedicated to enhancing productivity for every Airbnb employee by creating a cohesive digital headquarters experience. As part of a dynamic 10-member cross-functional team consisting of engineers, designers, researchers, and product managers, you will contribute to platforms utilized by Airbnb's global workforce.Our portfolio features One Airbnb (the company’s internal cultural hub with enterprise search, employee profiles, and AI-driven chat), OneChat (Airbnb's secure enterprise ChatGPT for seamless LLM interactions), and a range of tools designed to help employees find information, connect with colleagues, and accomplish tasks efficiently.You will report directly to the Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with the Employee Experience Tools & Technologies (TNT) team, Product Managers, UX Designers, and Data Scientists. Our team is pioneering AI-driven employee experience innovations, developing systems that reshape how thousands of employees engage with their work on a daily basis. Your ImpactAs a Staff Engineer on the Airfam Products team, you will serve as the technical backbone for Airbnb's next generation of AI-powered employee experience platforms. The tools you develop, the architectural decisions you make, and the mentorship you provide to fellow engineers will significantly boost productivity across Airbnb's global workforce. You will:Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.Engage in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

Join the Revolution at CheckAt Check, we are transforming the payroll landscape. Our mission goes beyond just building a successful business; we collaborate with our partners to innovate payroll solutions. As pioneers of embedded payroll, we are reshaping the payment process, enabling payroll businesses to launch, expand, and succeed with ease. Discover our journey | Listen in.Check is more than an API; we are the catalyst for developing and scaling payroll operations.Our TeamThe payroll system is in dire need of innovation. We invite you to join a passionate team dedicated to making an impactful change! At Check, you will leverage creative problem-solving and critical thinking to influence every business we partner with. We view challenges as opportunities for improvement, valuing the unique contributions of each team member in our collective mission.If you're ready to dive in and transform payroll, let's collaborate to simplify complexity and enhance the future for businesses of all sizes.Your RoleAt Check, engineering is our foundation. We believe that payroll should resemble modern financial software; achieving this requires a comprehensive understanding of systems and reliable infrastructure that our partners can trust. Every product we deliver relies on scalable and secure systems that ensure timely payments and payroll processing.We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who possesses strong software design capabilities coupled with hands-on infrastructure experience. In this position, you will focus on the essential systems that drive payroll operations, enhancing our service scalability, production operations, and empowering engineers with the tools to deliver software confidently and securely.You will collaborate across product and platform areas to enhance our cloud infrastructure, fortify our deployment and monitoring strategies, and streamline the architecture that supports embedded payroll services. The challenges you will address often intersect infrastructure, product, and operational domains.This opportunity is perfect for someone who has managed complex systems end-to-end in a dynamic environment and takes pride in developing resilient, comprehensible infrastructure that is vital to our operations.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has transformed the way people travel and experience new cultures. Starting with just three guests in a San Francisco home, we now have a thriving community of over 5 million hosts welcoming more than 2 billion guests worldwide. Our platform allows travelers to connect with local communities through unique stays and experiences.Join Our Vibrant Community:The Global Markets Tech team is at the forefront of enhancing guest and host experiences across the globe through innovative product development that drives international growth. Expanding into underrepresented markets is a central aspect of our strategy, and we adapt our products to meet the diverse needs of users in over 220 countries and regions.Collaborating closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and regional teams, we translate local market requirements into robust, scalable technologies that can be quickly piloted and widely implemented. Your Impact:We are seeking a strategic and innovative Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to spearhead the technical strategy for Airbnb’s global guest experiences. In this role, you will establish a technical vision and lead the development of high-availability, secure, and efficient solutions tailored to the needs of our international markets. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, data scientists, and designers, to address technical challenges and deliver exceptional products for Airbnb. A Day in Your Life:Lead the technical vision and oversee the architecture, prototyping, development, and deployment of solutions for international market initiatives, including market configuration, localization services, partner integrations, and compliance-aware experiences.Direct complex, cross-team projects from design to launch, managing team roadmaps, technical direction, migration strategies, rollout plans, and long-term operability.Promote engineering excellence through a focus on reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.Influence product roadmaps and work collaboratively with stakeholders across regions, facilitating alignment, resolving trade-offs, and navigating ambiguity.Mentor engineering team members to foster growth and innovation.

Airbnb’s Quality Reputation team focuses on building customer-facing products that improve user experience and trust. This group develops systems to assess listing quality, highlight standout offerings, and protect users through proactive measures. Engineers here work closely with design, product management, data science, legal, and marketing to deliver reliable solutions. Role overview This iOS Software Engineer position is open to new graduates interested in shaping Airbnb’s mobile experience. The role involves creating, maintaining, and improving iOS features, with an emphasis on delivering high-quality, dependable products for Airbnb’s global community. Some projects may include AI-driven features, where a foundation in machine learning can help develop smarter, more personalized experiences for hosts and guests. Engineers in this role contribute to a collaborative culture, seek and share feedback, and help onboard new teammates. Independence, curiosity, empathy, and clear communication are valued. Following best practices and a commitment to continuous learning are important parts of the job. What you will do Participate in team meetings to discuss priorities, share updates, and address blockers Write code to fix bugs, develop new iOS features, and refine UI components with a focus on code quality Location This role is based in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb emerged from the vision of two hosts welcoming three guests into their San Francisco home. Today, we proudly support a global network of over 5 million hosts who have facilitated more than 2 billion guest arrivals across nearly every country. Every day, our hosts provide unique stays and unforgettable experiences, enabling guests to connect with local communities in a truly authentic manner.Join Our Community:At Airbnb, our Host and Guest communities are the heartbeat of our platform. Our teams are dedicated to enhancing both the Host and Guest experience, launching innovative product verticals from concept to reality. Our mission is to build world-class, comprehensive platforms and features that deliver exceptional experiences for our vibrant community of Hosts and Guests.The Listings and Host Tools Data and AI (LHT-DnA) team, one of four teams within the Marketplace-DnA organization, is at the forefront of supporting host personalization initiatives and leveraging data-driven solutions to elevate the host experience on Airbnb. Our portfolio includes products such as Managing Your Space (MYS) and host quality standards, along with ownership of data pipelines and machine learning models that power these services.Your Impact:The Marketplaces Data and AI team is integral to the foundational components related to our users, listings, and overall marketplace. The quality and integrity of our data are paramount to the success of our products and the business. We aim to strengthen our data infrastructure and unlock additional value from our data and machine learning models.We are seeking a data-focused Senior Staff Backend Engineer to help us design and implement the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. In this role, you will lead the technology and implementation strategy that empowers hosts to manage their businesses effectively. You will proactively engage with various teams and cross-functional partners to drive your initiatives forward.A Day in Your Role:Collaborate with product and ML engineers to explore complex problem spaces and develop innovative solutions for our customers.Prototype new ideas and significantly influence product strategy.Work alongside other engineering teams to create iterative plans that enhance our APIs and architecture.Partner with product engineers and stakeholders to design backend systems that support data and AI solutions.Formulate technical execution strategies for new projects and oversee hands-on implementation of these solutions.Identify opportunities for improvement and advocate for the adoption of best practices.

Founded in 2007, Airbnb has revolutionized the way people travel by connecting over 5 million hosts with more than 2 billion guest arrivals worldwide. Our platform allows guests to discover unique stays and experiences, fostering authentic connections with local communities.Join Our Innovative Community:Viaduct serves as Airbnb’s unified data access layer, handling over 70% of our API traffic.Positioned at the heart of our tech stack, Viaduct offers a global schema and query system via a GraphQL interface.Our mission is to empower app developers by delivering a smooth, efficient developer experience, enhancing productivity through simplified APIs and improved performance.The Viaduct team is composed of seasoned professionals dedicated to setting best practices and architecting the future of Airbnb.As part of the Application Platform sector of Infrastructure, we collaborate with various partner teams, including Build Infra, Service Platform, CI/CD, and more.We view our platform as a product, adhering to the principles of effective Platform Engineering.Having operated in production for over six years, our team is currently launching Viaduct Modern, an evolution of our GraphQL platform aimed at creating the best possible experience for hundreds of engineers at Airbnb.Viaduct has been released as an Open Source project, allowing your contributions to benefit both Airbnb's internal developers and the wider Open Source community.

At Genius Sports, we combine cutting-edge technology with premier live data to revolutionize the sports experience for fans around the globe. Our mission is to create more immersive, interactive, and personalized experiences than ever before. Discover more about us at geniussports.com.The Role - Staff Engineer - Infrastructure Platform We are on the lookout for an exceptional Staff Engineer to spearhead critical projects within our core infrastructure platform. Genius Sports is currently integrating its diverse tech teams and acquisitions under a cohesive technical strategy, and our infrastructure platform is the foundation of this transformation. Our primary objective is to empower engineering teams to efficiently build, deploy, and manage Genius Sports’ extensive product catalog in a consistent manner. In this role, you will collaborate with fellow InfraPlat leaders to define and execute the technical vision and implementation across an array of projects. These initiatives encompass multi-account and region Kubernetes clusters, MLOps, standardized deployment processes, and a centralized authentication platform. You will also engage with stakeholders from product engineering teams to assess requests, identify common challenges, and prioritize initiatives.