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AirbnbStaff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Airbnb is a global platform that enables hosts to offer unique stays and community-focused experiences for travelers. The organization has facilitated billions of guest arrivals since…
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Airbnb is a global platform that enables hosts to offer unique stays and community-focused experiences for travelers. The organization has facilitated billions of guest arrivals since its founding in 2007. As a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the company engages closely with open source communities and peer businesses to solve large-scale cloud native challenges. The Cloud Infrastructure division is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build and operate…
Job Description
Airbnb is a global platform that enables hosts to offer unique stays and community-focused experiences for travelers. The organization has facilitated billions of guest arrivals since its founding in 2007. As a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the company engages closely with open source communities and peer businesses to solve large-scale cloud native challenges.
The Cloud Infrastructure division is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build and operate foundational platforms supporting internal services across the enterprise. In this capacity, you will focus on delivering developer APIs and command-line interfaces, Kubernetes infrastructure, capacity management tools, and cloud automation frameworks. This role suits an experienced distributed systems practitioner who thrives on system reliability, high availability, and efficient infrastructure design.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in specific U.S. states where Airbnb Payments, Inc. is a registered entity, including Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Occasional travel to an Airbnb office or company offsite may be required depending on coordination with management.
Responsibilities
- Design and construct modern cloud-native infrastructure utilizing public cloud technologies.
- Deliver secure, efficient, and mature frameworks designed to reduce infrastructure complexity.
- Enhance and optimize existing services to elevate operational efficiency and overall performance.
- Raise system availability through the application of distributed systems best practices.
- Partner with infrastructure engineering peers to establish a dependable technological foundation for future growth.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise operating Kubernetes at scale.
- Professional experience with public cloud providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure and their respective Infrastructure as a Service offerings.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration utilities such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Full-cycle development capability with strong ownership over distributed systems throughout their lifecycle.
- Residency in an approved U.S. state where Airbnb Payments, Inc. is a registered entity.
Qualifications
- Ten or more years of industry experience combined with a Bachelor or Master degree, or two or more years of industry experience paired with a PhD, preferably in Computer Science or a related field.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Base pay ranging from $212,000 to $265,000 USD
- Eligibility for bonus compensation
- Equity opportunities
- Standard employee benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
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Where is this position located?
This is a remote-eligible role restricted to applicants living in specific approved U.S. states where Airbnb Payments, Inc. is registered, including California, New York, Texas, Washington, and several others.
What is the salary range for this role?
The annual base pay range is $212,000 to $265,000 USD, with actual compensation depending on experience, transferable skills, training, market demands, and business needs.
What level of experience is required?
Candidates must have either 10 plus years of industry experience with a Bachelor or Master degree, or 2 plus years of industry experience with a PhD, preferably in Computer Science or equivalent.
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