Senior Software Engineer, Guest & Host

About this role

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
Pricing and availability (availability: think vacancy calendar) features on airbnb.com are visible, familiar and tangible to our guests. Our team drives feature delivery end-to-end launching new pricing and new availability products from the ground up. Pricing and availability anchors the guest booking flow from search to product page to checkout. And we collaborate closely with design/product to ship innovative product experiences with each release.


Our team also cares deeply about culture. Happy healthy team is a primary focus for us. We get stuff done - but are also supportive, honest, and aim to have fun.


The Difference You Will Make
As a Senior Engineer in Pricing and Availability, you’ll lead large projects spanning engineers, services, and products. You will transform business needs into technical requirements, drive scoping, and lead implementation while coordinating with stakeholders and peer teams. And, importantly, you’ll mentor and support engineers on our team.


At the Senior Engineer level, you’ll help lead the development and refinement of major new features on Airbnb. This includes shaping desired product goals into a viable guest user experience, while also helping increase developer velocity by preserving technical quality on critical surfaces for the Airbnb guest experience.


A Typical Day

• Explore, shape, and develop new product experiences alongside cross-functional partners (design and product); from ideation to implementation at scale
• Lead investments into new technical capabilities that push the envelope and unlock p...