Staff Software Engineer, Airfam Products
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US - Remote EligibleFull-TimeStaff
Salary204000 - 255000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSGraphQLPythonGCPJavaKafkaKubernetesTypeScriptGoNext.jsReactRESTful APIsTerraformLLM
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years working on distributed systems at scale
- Track record of leading complex technical initiatives from concept to delivery at cross-team or company-wide scale
- Expert proficiency in modern programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java
- Deep experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Strong background in API design and implementation (REST, GraphQL)
- Demonstrated experience building and optimizing systems that integrate with AI/ML services and LLM technologies
- Experience mentoring engineers at various career stages
- Driving engineering culture through best practices and documentation
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills with ability to influence without authority across organizational boundaries
- Clear communicator who can translate technical concepts for executives and stakeholders while maintaining technical depth
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform (Preferred)
- Experience with large-scale messaging systems (Kafka) and data pipelines (Preferred)
- Background in frontend technologies (React, Next.js) and full-stack development (Preferred)
- MS in Computer Science or related technical field (Preferred)
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic development strategies (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Shape technical vision for platforms that serve 10,000+ employees across multiple regions
- Drive company-wide impact by defining how AI and LLM technologies are integrated into the employee experience
- Elevate engineering excellence by establishing best practices, architectural patterns, and quality standards that influence teams beyond Airfam Products
- Transform prototypes into production by taking AI-powered innovations from concept to enterprise-grade deployment
- Lead the technical vision and architecture for Airfam Products' platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability across a multi-cloud environment
- Partner with engineering directors and cross-functional leaders to align platform investments with Airbnb's strategic priorities
- Architect and implement production-ready AI/ML-integrated systems, including LLM-powered features for OneChat and enterprise search
- Drive cross-organizational technical initiatives, coordinating with Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to deliver company-wide solutions
- Mentor and develop engineers across multiple levels (L7-L9), conducting design reviews, architecture discussions, and providing hands-on guidance
- Define and evolve engineering best practices, establishing standards for testing, observability, and operational excellence
- Evaluate emerging technologies and AI development strategies, determining how to leverage innovations like agentic development and coding assistants
- Troubleshoot complex production issues, leading incident response and driving durable remediation through root cause analysis
- Balance hands-on technical contributions (code reviews, system design, debugging) with leadership activities that multiply team effectiveness
- Represent Airbnb engineering at internal forums and, when appropriate, at external conferences and industry events
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