Senior Software Engineer, Global Markets (Backend) @Airbnb
Software Development
Salary unspecified
Remote Location
Job Type full-time
Posted 4d ago

[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer, Global Markets (Backend) @Airbnb

4d ago - Airbnb is hiring a remote Senior Software Engineer, Global Markets (Backend). πŸ’Έ Salary: unspecified πŸ“Location: China

Role Description

The Community You Will Join:

  • The Global Markets Tech team drives the evolution of our guest and host experience across international markets through product innovation that accelerates international growth.
  • Expanding in under-penetrated markets is a core pillar of our company strategy.
  • The team partners closely with Product, Design, Data Science, regional stakeholders, and core platform/vertical teams to translate local market needs into durable, scalable technology.

The Difference You Will Make:

  • A Senior Software Engineer in Global Markets is expected to deliver measurable international growth impact by building scalable product capabilities across key funnel surfaces (landing β†’ search β†’ pre‑booking).
  • Improve pricing, promotions, and discounts to increase conversion and customer value across markets.

A Typical Day:

  • Partner with PM/Design/Data Science to clarify goals, requirements, constraints, and success metrics, and translate them into a sequenced technical plan.
  • Write or review technical designs, align tradeoffs, and coordinate dependencies with partner teams across regions.
  • Build production code and services with a high quality bar: testing, documentation, instrumentation, and performance/reliability considerations.
  • Run design and code reviews, advise engineers, and help drive consistent engineering standards across the team.
  • Own delivery: track execution risks, provide stakeholder updates, coordinate launches (including localization/market rollout), and monitor post-launch results to iterate quickly.

Qualifications

  • Fluency in English is required; Japanese or Korean working proficiency is a plus.
  • 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong track record shipping production systems.
  • Solid understanding of large-scale backend architecture and distributed systems patterns (e.g., well-designed APIs, scalable data models, high-throughput services/pipelines, and performance-aware algorithms).
  • Proven ability to drive ambiguous problems to resolution: break down open-ended requirements, propose pragmatic solutions, and execute independently while keeping stakeholders aligned.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more of the following: Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby/Ruby on Rails, JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience building and operating backend services.
  • High engineering quality bar: you write clean, testable, maintainable code, and you design with reliability, observability, and operational readiness in mind.
  • You actively raise the team’s technical bar through thoughtful code reviews, architecture discussions, and sharing best practices that improve overall team productivity.
  • Data-informed decision making: you use metrics and experimentation to validate impact, diagnose issues, and iterate toward better outcomes.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills: you work effectively across engineering teams and with Product, Design, and Data partners in a global environment.

Company Description

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.

Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

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