Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own technical vision and lead effort to architecture, prototype, build and launch solutions for international markets initiatives
• Lead complex, cross-team execution from design through launch, including team roadmap, technical direction, and migration plans
• Drive engineering excellence through reliability, performance, security, and cost efficiency
• Influence roadmaps and collaborate with stakeholders across regions to resolve tradeoffs and lead through ambiguity
• Mentor engineers both within and outside of the team

Requirements

• 9+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven experience in Tech Lead responsibilities
• Track record leading end-to-end delivery of high-impact, user-facing products
• Ability to set technical direction for a team or multi-team area
• Expertise designing highly available, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient systems
• Experience working in cross-functional, global environments
• Fluency in English is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Japanese or Korean working proficiency

About the Company

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe.