Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

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.

The Community You Will Join:

At Airbnb, our mission is to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. The Cloud Infrastructure team is responsible for delivering and operating the foundational platforms and cloud environment that power Airbnb.

Airbnb is a member of the Cloud Native Compute Foundation's end user community and regularly meets with peer companies to discuss cloud native engineering challenges at scale.

The Difference You Will Make:

As a Software Engineer on our Cloud Infrastructure team, you will be at the forefront of developing the infrastructure platform that supports all teams across Airbnb. Your primary focus will be on operations and delivery of components such as our developer APIs and CLIs, Kubernetes infrastructure, autoscaling and capacity management tools, and cloud infrastructure automation. With a global user base, our team's core values emphasize reliability, scalability, efficiency, and high availability.

A Typical Day:

• Innovate and build cutting-edge cloud-native infrastructure using public cloud technologies.
• Deliver secure, efficient, mature, and highly available frameworks and platforms that simplify infrastructure complexity.
• Optimize and enhance existing systems and services to boost performance and operational efficiency.
• Improve system availability by implementing industry best practices in distributed systems.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of talented infrastructure engineers to establish a solid foundation for Airbnb's technological growth in the coming decade.

Your Expertise:

• 4+ years of professional experience in software engineering (or relevant academic experience).
• Proven track record in developing and operating large-scale technical projects in collaboration with experienced engineers.
• Expertise with public cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings (e.g., EC2).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• A full-cycle developer mentality with strong ownership and experience in building and operating high-scale, distributed systems throughout the software life cycle.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within and across engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and solid production debugging skills.
• A passion for efficiency, availability, reliability, and overall system quality.

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: Please include your full name, the role you're applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range

$191,000-$223,000 USD