Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools

Airbnb is a mission-driven company that helps create a world where anyone can belong anywhere through unique stays and experiences. The Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools will build and improve systems supporting backend developers, including build systems, CI/CD integrations, editor experiences, and developer productivity capabilities. The role also involves shaping technical strategy, partnering with engineering leaders, and ensuring code quality and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Building our next-gen build system using the latest technologies (e.g., Bazel)
• Working on integrations between the build system and CI/CD tooling (e.g., merge queues, code coverage, integration testing)
• Improving the editor (e.g., IntelliJ) experience for all backend developers
• Helping to shape the technical strategy that directly moves our core metrics (Developer Experience, Developer Velocity, Debuggability, Resilience and Reliability) while reducing cost
• Partnering with engineering leaders across all Airbnb teams for adoption of the new capabilities. Your customers will be all engineers at Airbnb
• A player/coach of our high-performance team to ensure code quality, commitment to craft and operational excellence

Requirements:

• Experience working directly on build systems, and even better if you have hands-on experience with Bazel
• Experience working with large monorepos
• Extensive JVM experience
• Want to tackle projects with large open-ended scope and drive significant business impact
• Love collaborating via product reviews, code reviews and architecture discussions
• Are motivated to improve their teammates' productivity
• Are excited to join an impactful infrastructure team
• 6+ years industry experience
• Proficiency in one or more back-end server languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++/etc.)
• Experienced in architectural patterns of a high-scale distributed products/services, such as well-designed APIs, data pipelines and efficient algorithms
• Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with design, product and data science partners
• 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
• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience