Software Engineer, Airbnb
Guest & Host
$153-184k
Salary dependent on location
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Open for applications
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$153-184k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast paced, high growth tech environment
- Proficient in one or more backend languages and frameworks: Java, C#, C++, Python, Scala, Hive, Airflow
- Proficient in one or more JavaScript frameworks: React, Backbone, Angular or Ember
- Experience with web development best practices such as A/B testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Ability to work in areas outside of your usual comfort zone and show motivation for personal growth
- Comfortable working across the stack, implementing and shipping changes on both the frontend and backend
- Experience working directly with cross functional partners in UX and product
- We’re looking for talented engineers who can comfortably work across the stack, building best-in-class frontend experiences, performant and complex backend services, and massive scale data pipelines
What the job involves
- As a Full Stack Engineer, you’ll work closely with product and design, architecture and infra leads, as well as data analysts, to create new types of landing page experiences
- Some projects will have you focusing on one particular layer, while many others will require you to move across the stack fluidly
- Design, develop and own the deployment of stack spanning features to production
- Independently collaborate with cross functional partners to unblock project progress, reduce ambiguity, and refine requirements
- Routinely communicate project status and progress with internal and external stakeholders, owning project outcomes
- Hold yourself and the team to a high standard of quality, frequently looking for ways to improve operations and stability
- Stay up to date on the newest trends and changes in the SEO field
- Identify and propose new ideas for improving SEO performance of Airbnb’s products and services
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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