[Hiring] Software Engineer, Infrastructure @Airbnb

Role Description

Search is at the core of the Airbnb marketplace that connects our guests and hosts. It helps guests find the best homes and experiences to fit their needs and wants. We collaborate with cross-functional partners to revolutionize Airbnb search experience, and advance Airbnb's mission to help anyone feel like they can belong anywhere.

• Work on search infrastructure engineering projects to improve search experience, in collaboration with product teams.
• Up-level search system reliability, scalability and performance, in collaboration with Infrastructure teams.
• Use the data in the Knowledge Graph to power rich product use-cases and also enrich the existing data based on measurement.
• Build the next generation search platform to power different products at Airbnb, including typeahead, contextualizing and personalizing search results.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics is required.
• Exceptional coding skills in Java and Python and clear understanding of Algorithms/Data structures.
• Good technical writing skills are desirable.
• New Graduates may also apply if able to provide evidence of having written large amounts of code/building systems.

Requirements

• This position requires 80% of the time coding. If coding is not your interest or strength, need not apply.
• Analyzing and deriving insights from large data sets by applying simple ML techniques is required.
• Willingness to try, experiment and learn new concepts with a positive attitude to work is highly desirable.
• Open source committers to Lucene/ElasticSearch are very welcome!

Benefits

• The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands.
• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
• Pay Range: $162,000 — $190,000 USD

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.