Senior Software Engineer, AI Products
New
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.Full-TimeSenior
Salary191,000 - 223,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSGraphQLPythonGCPJavaKubernetesTypeScriptGoNext.jsReactRESTful APIsTerraformLangChain
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on building production AI/ML systems
- Deep understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) including fine-tuning, prompt engineering, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Proficiency in at least one additional language (TypeScript, Go, or Java)
- Experience building and deploying production ML systems at scale with high availability and low latency requirements
- Strong backend and distributed systems expertise, including API design (REST, GraphQL)
- Strong cloud infrastructure expertise (AWS, GCP)
- Track record of shipping AI-powered products from prototype to production
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence without authority
- Excellent communication skills with ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (Preferred)
- Experience with AI agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, or similar) and agentic development patterns (Preferred)
- Experience integrating foundation model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude, Google) (Preferred)
- Familiarity with ML evaluation systems, including LLM-as-a-judge approaches (Preferred)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) (Preferred)
- Background in building enterprise-grade internal tools and developer productivity platforms (Preferred)
- Experience with frontend technologies (React, Next.js) for full-stack AI product development (Preferred)
- Publications at top AI/ML venues (Preferred)
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical design and implementation of LLM-powered features for OneChat and enterprise AI tools, including RAG pipelines, agent orchestration, and prompt optimization
- Partner with product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams to translate user problems into AI-powered solutions that serve Airbnb's global workforce
- Architect and build production-ready AI/ML-integrated systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and low latency across multi-cloud environments
- Develop and iterate on agentic AI capabilities, including multi-step reasoning, tool use, and context-aware decision-making
- Implement evaluation pipelines and quality systems to measure model performance, safety, and user satisfaction
- Own production AI systems end-to-end, including deployment strategies, monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Collaborate with the DevAI team on AirChat SDK integrations, MCP (Model Context Protocol) implementations, and Glean Action Packs
- Mentor engineers (L6-L8) through design reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming sessions
- Stay current with emerging AI technologies and evaluate their applicability to employee experience products
- Balance hands-on technical contributions with technical leadership activities
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