Senior Staff iOS Engineer, Airbnb
Communication and Connectivity
$244-307k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Open for applications
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$244-307k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of industry experience in software engineering, with significant experience in developing native applications
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Strong programming skills with hands-on experience in Swift. Kotlin is a great plus
- Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, high-impact projects within native platforms
- Deep understanding of iOS and Android operating system integrations and optimization techniques
- Ability to drive technical decisions and provide leadership in a collaborative and inclusive environment
- Nice to have: extensive experience with messaging and communication protocols, including handling offline scenarios, media uploads, and reliable message delivery
- Nice to have: full stack experience, data analysis
What the job involves
- Within our Guest & Host organization is the Communication and Connectivity team, which owns the tools used daily by millions of guests and hosts, including Messaging (2nd most used surface within Airbnb), push notifications, and other deep integrations with key operating system features
- This team is formed exclusively by native engineers and is constantly working on very high visibility key features that are part of our bi-annual launches
- As a Senior Staff Engineer in our organization, you will lead the development and enhancement of our native messaging infrastructure
- Your work will be critical to ensuring a seamless and reliable communication experience for Airbnb users globally
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions, improve existing systems, and ensure high performance and scalability of our messaging features
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of robust native messaging and communication features
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align on the technical vision and product requirements
- Drive end-to-end technical delivery of new messaging and communication features, from conception through deployment and maintenance
- Ensure high quality standards and practices are maintained across the team
- Mentor and support the growth of junior engineers and peers
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
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 HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
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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