Sr. Software Engineer, Frontend / Web - Insurance Engineering
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 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:
The Insurance Engineering team builds unique products to address the protection needs of the Airbnb community. Our vision is to create one-of-a-kind protection programs for our hosts and guests to provide financial security and peace of mind.
The Difference You Will Make:
You will work in a team of talented and diverse software engineers to help us build delightful experiences, strengthen our current offerings, and deliver new products. You will play a significant role in shaping the technical vision and delivering flexible, efficient and scalable solutions. Each individual brings their own unique skill set, experiences, thought leadership and technical expertise to solve these technical challenges for Airbnb.
A Typical Day:
Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategy to build high quality products and features
Drive, lead, and contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch. Youll be reviewing code and design docs, giving feedback on product specs and mocks.
Nurture a culture of technical quality from design, through code review, to production operations
Your Expertise:
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience building scalable web applications for large user bases, with a keen eye for design details
Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
Experience with modern Javascript/Typescript libraries, Animation APIs and tooling (e.g. React); Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
Extensive experience working with GraphQL
Awareness of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations
Passionate about continuous learning and staying ahead of trends in web development
Strong coding skills, with a solid understanding of data structures, asynchronous programming, and engineering best practices
Proven ability to architect and develop solutions for ambiguous problems and integrations across multiple teams.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, especially in cross-functional teams and with non-technical stakeholders
Strong product sense and a passion for UI/UX, with a proven ability to translate vision into high-quality solutions
Comfortable leading technical initiatives, contributing to roadmaps, and solving ambiguous challenges
Motivated to mentor and improve team productivity through code reviews and architecture discussions
Relevant Links:
Tech Talk: Adopting GraphQL at Airbnb
Blog: Use of GraphQL and Apollo at Airbnb
We value leveraging and giving back to the open source community (http://airbnb.io)
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list . If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role youre applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range
$185,000$223,000 USD
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