Senior Backend Engineer, Reservations and Additional Products

The Community You Will Join:

The Reservations and Additional Products team owns the storage and alteration of core Reservation data that power Airbnb’s Stays, Experiences and Services. In addition, we also steward the Order Data system, Gift Cards platform, and various smaller add-on products which provide core abilities to the broader Airbnb ecommerce engine.

A Typical Day: 

• Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven product decisions.
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across the organization to understand, prioritize and execute on technical requirements.
• Proactively grow knowledge of leading-edge practices and trends involving critical reservation and ecommerce data. 
• Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years of experience in a hands-on software engineering role in backend development.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master/PhD’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
• Considerable experience working in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Demonstrated expertise in backend systems within large-scale service-oriented architectures containing mission critical data.
• Passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work well within engineering organization and cross functions.
• Ability to drive alignment, manage projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders.
  Mentorship of junior developers.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list . If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

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