Staff Backend Engineer - Hosting Services
AirbnbUnited States
Posted February 11, 2026
204000 - 255000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible and strives to provide a disability inclusive application and interview process.
Job Description
Airbnb is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the development and refinement of major subsystems powering the hosting services systems. The ideal candidate will have 9+ years of relevant software development industry experience and expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures.
Requirements
- 9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment
- Expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures
- Good judgment in making tradeoffs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality
- Strong understanding of how deep backend systems are expressed in the UX shown to customers
- End-to-end mentality that transcends team boundaries and helps find globally optimal solutions
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering organization
- Passionate about efficiency, availability, system quality and user experience
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Employee Travel Credits
- Bonus
- Equity