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Senior Software Engineer, Users Foundation

Airbnb· Users Foundation
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Hybrid (United States)Full-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer on the Users Foundation team to design and build distributed systems handling user data at Airbnb, with high reliability, scale, and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that are core dependencies across Airbnb's platform
  • Lead multi-engineer projects end-to-end, from problem definition through rollout and operations
  • Improve the reliability and scalability of systems that handle account data and events at high volume
  • Partner with engineering teams across the company to plan and safely execute changes to shared infrastructure
  • Mentor other engineers and help raise the bar on code quality, testing, and operational excellence

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with experience owning production services end-to-end
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, including messaging/eventing, data consistency, and service reliability patterns
  • Experience building and operating high-traffic backend services
  • Track record of leading ambiguous, multi-month projects from problem definition through delivery
  • Experience driving technical decisions across team boundaries
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially for technical design and cross-team coordination

Skills

Required:Distributed systemsBackend servicesTechnical leadership
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions. No global movement springs from individuals. It takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm nonstop, we use hundreds of Post-Its a week, and we give the best high-fives in town. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have satellite offices in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Berlin, Moscow, São Paolo, Sydney, and Singapore.

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