Senior Android Engineer, Airbnb
Search Feed
$185-223k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$185-223k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years’ experience developing Android applications at scale with a high volume of users
- Expertise in building and maintaining high-performance and scalable consumer Android applications, preferably using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Experience with Motion and/or prototyping is a big plus
- A strong passion for Android UI and UX development, with excellent engineering and coding skills. Solid understanding of app architecture, performance and scalability
- Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with cross functional partners
- Enjoy collaborating via code reviews and architecture discussions, and are motivated to improve their teammates’ productivity
- Demonstrated adaptability and a flexible mindset to embrace changing priorities, willingness to shift focus between building new product experiences and strengthening our technical foundation
- Passionate about continuous learning and innovation in the mobile industry
What the job involves
- Airbnb’s Search Feed team powers the core search experience that helps guests find their perfect stay. We develop highly impactful features, including Guest Favorites and Airbnb Categories, while collaborating closely with partners across design, product management, and data science to deliver experiences used by millions of people
- Additionally, we focus heavily on strengthening our technical foundation. Our work includes architecting scalable solutions that support our growing set of search features, addressing critical codebase pain points to boost developer productivity, and building robust infrastructure that enhance performance and reliability of search features
- You will play an impactful role in building world-class search experiences for millions of Airbnb users. You'll solve architectural, performance, and scalability challenges while working with our codebase. You'll also guide junior engineers and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to design and deliver high-quality Search features and enhancements for Airbnb Android app
- Identify areas of codebase improvements, drive mobile best practices and architect performant, reliable and scalable mobile solutions
- Provide critical input in the team roadmap and technical direction
- Prototype new features to collect feedback and iterate on to reach ideal product solutions
- Effectively advise stakeholders on the technical scope and feasibility of complex product requirements
- Follow data-informed approaches to conduct experiments and iterate on features
- Mentor, guide, advocate and support the career growth of individual contributors
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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