Software Engineer, DevAI

Airbnb’s Dev AI team builds foundational AI tools and infrastructure to improve developer productivity across the software development lifecycle. The Software Engineer will shape and execute the technical direction of developer AI infrastructure and products, including coding tools, AI workflow platforms, internal AI app development, and code migration.

Responsibilities:

• Help shape and drive our AI for Developers strategy, from ideation through shipping, while bringing strong sense of ownership and coding across various stacks
• Make pragmatic architectural and technical decisions, balancing ambition with real-world constraints and long-term operability
• Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape, and help the team balance innovation with incremental, measurable developer impact
• Serve as a champion, expert, coach, and consultant to empower teams and leaders across the company to adopt and leverage new AI capabilities in their day to day workflows
• Champion engineering excellence through high-quality code, thoughtful design, and reliable systems
• Participate in on-call rotations and drive operational excellence for the team's platform components

Requirements:

• 2+ years industry experience (or equivalent depth of expertise)
• Prior experience building developer infrastructure, tooling, or platforms, ideally at scale and with tools, frameworks, or systems commonly used in the industry
• Hands-on experience applying AI technologies to real-world software development challenges
• A track record of quickly ramping up in new domains, technologies, or languages — and a genuine excitement for continuous learning
• Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, Typescript, or Kotlin
• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree or equivalent experience