Job Specifications
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 more than 100, 000 cities and towns located in 220+ countries and regions across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and one-of-a-kind activities that make it possible for guests to experience the world in a more authentic, connected way.
Airbnb was born with a creative spirit, and it’s one of the most defining parts of our culture. We use our curiosity and imagination to come up with unconventional solutions. These are the ideas at the core of Airbnb:
Our community is based on connection and belonging.
Our creativity allows us to imagine new possibilities for people.
Our responsibility is to all of our stakeholders.
It takes a unified team committed to our core values to embody these ideas, and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.
We are looking for an Android engineer to help us build a delightful user experience in every stage of the hosting journey. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Backend Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android, making a significant impact on our host and guest communities around the world.
Current Team Opportunities:
Listings Clients - We provide our hosts with the tools they need to onboard, manage, and merchandise their listings efficiently. Our team is responsible for delivering intuitive settings and beautiful, easy-to-navigate interfaces across web and mobile, helping hosts handle the many configurations their listings require. By doing so, we ensure guests receive complete and accurate information when choosing a place to stay, an experience to enjoy, or a service to enhance their trip.
How you will be contributing to our mission:
Building features to support hosts when creating and managing stays, services and experiences on the Airbnb mobile app.
Using cutting edge technologies for Android applications including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and GraphQL while leveraging server-driven UI frameworks.
Maintaining quality standards to ensure high performance and availability of our client side platforms.
Working with cross functional teams that enable the hosting platform to millions of users around the world.
Collaborating with Product, Design, Data Science and other partners to guarantee timely delivery and proper measurement of new features.
What we are looking for:
3+ years of industry experience
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree (preferably in CS) or equivalent experience
Experience shipping one or more Kotlin or Java Android apps, ideally currently available on Google Play Store
Personal projects that demonstrate technical rigor, creativity, and product intuition
Solid engineering and coding fundamentals, including knowledge of data structures, asynchronous programming, automation, and testing best practices
Interest in innovations within the mobile development ecosystem including leveraging AI tools for more efficient results
Experience implementing polished user interfaces, including animations and transitions, and attention to detail that elevate the overall user experience
Strong collaboration skills with product, design and backend partners to document specs for intuitive and high-quality features
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree (preferably in CS) or equivalent experience
Belonging & Accommodations:
Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please connect with your talent sourcing partner.
Pay Rate Range: $62-$72/hr
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
About the Company
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million Hosts who have welcomed over 1.5 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.
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