Senior Software Engineer – Core Services – I18n
| Company | Airbnb |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Salary | $191000 – $229500 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 5-9+ years of industry experience with a BS/Masters and 2+ years with a PhD, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript / Typescript, and related web technologies
- Fluency in one or more back-end server languages (Java/Kotlin/C++/etc)
- Experience with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling (e.g. React and GraphQL)
- Exposure to architectural patterns of high-scale web applications, such as well-designed APIs, data pipelines, and efficient algorithms
- Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with design, product and data science partners
Responsibilities
- Build intuitive workflows and tools to serve the needs of our stakeholders, business partners, and end users
- Drive down costs and land efficiency wins via impactful optimizations and infrastructure upgrades
- Work cross-functionally with partners in Globalization, Data Science, product teams, and external vendors
- Build scalable systems supporting high qps realtime translation requests and efficient retrieval of translated content
- Be part of an impactful infrastructure team while contributing to and learning industry best practices on internationalization
Preferred Qualifications
- Want to tackle projects with large open-ended scope and drive significant business impact
- Love collaborating via product reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions
- Are motivated to improve their teammates’ productivity
- Will be owners and stewards of Airbnb’s multilingual capabilities