Staff Software Engineer, Airbnb
Secure Development Engineering
$204-255k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$204-255k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for people who want to make the Airbnb platform and customer data safer for millions of users around the world
- If you're a talented individual with experience helping build guardrails and tooling to help developers utilize cloud infrastructure securely, we'd love to talk to you!
- 6+ years of software development in at least one of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin, Golang, Python, JavaScript
- Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining secure systems software
- In-depth knowledge of cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and best practices for securing cloud environments
- Strong understanding of infrastructure security, including network security, identity and access management in cloud environments
- Thorough understanding of secure development methodologies and best practices
- Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
- Experience building secure-by-default libraries or frameworks
- Experience building developer tools and infrastructure is a plus
What the job involves
- The Secure Software Development Engineering team is dedicated to ensuring the security and protection of the data of millions of users on our platform as they explore the world
- As a Staff Software Engineer on our team, you'll architect and implement security solutions that protect millions of users while empowering thousands of developers
- You'll be at the forefront of creating a security-first engineering culture, building tools and frameworks that make secure development the path of least resistance
- We're building the next generation of security-first development tools and practices that will shape the future of secure software engineering
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reusable cloud infrastructure solutions, applying security best practices and staff-level leadership
- Drive technical innovation in infrastructure by developing new standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and secure-by-design principles
- Provide input and influence architectural decisions to ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of major product features and platform services within cloud environments
- Lead, design and implement software (this is a hands-on role!)
- Collaborate with product and cloud infrastructure engineers to build performant, developer-friendly infrastructure, integrating security into developer tools, libraries, and frameworks
- Guide secure development strategies, tooling, and product-specific features with engineering teams, ensuring infrastructure is resilient against a wide range of security issues
- Architect and build robust automation frameworks to validate deployed infrastructure and software against security and reliability requirements
- We are looking to build a team of both specialists in security and generalists in software engineering
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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