Airbnb is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Dev AI team within Developer Infrastructure. Your mission is to make every Airbnb engineer’s day better by building world-class infrastructure that removes friction and provides the tools for their best work. You will shape and execute the technical direction of the team's infrastructure and products, creating foundational AI tooling that powers developer productivity across the entire software development lifecycle.

What You'll Do

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

What We're Looking For

5+ 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

Technical Stack

Go
Python
Typescript
Kotlin

Team & Environment

The Dev AI team serves as both a platform team and an internal AI consultancy for partner teams building their own internally-facing AI-powered solutions.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation: $191,000—$225,000 USD
Employee Travel Credits

Work Mode

This is a remote position. Candidates must be located within the USA.

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Airbnb is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.