Senior Software Engineer, Guest & Host

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

We are building the next generation of Airbnb experiences for both guests and hosts across Europe and EMEA, with a singular focus: making Airbnb successful in the region's 40+ markets. While our initial focus is on the booking surfaces - payments, search, pricing, and inventory discovery - our charter spans the entire app, and we're empowered to make changes anywhere they're needed to win in the region. As part of the Guest and Host organisation, and in collaboration with engineering teams based in San Francisco and globally, you will focus on enabling localised, trustworthy, and differentiated experiences that reflect how Europeans actually travel and host. You'll be able to work on exciting, innovative, and technically challenging work, supporting a major company strategy.

The Difference You Will Make

Own key company level problem statements and drive critical projects

Lead the scoping phase, the technical requirements and the implementation of the new functionality

Partner closely with other Engineering teams and cross functional partners including PM, Design, Data, and TPM.

Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning

A Typical Day

Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimisations

Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across Booking & Pricing and organisations such as Listings and Users to understand and prioritise technical requirements

Proactively grows knowledge of leading edge practices and trends