About the role
Airbnb is seeking a Software Engineer (New Grads) to join the Search Feed Team at Airbnb.
Engineering at Airbnb is a diverse and dynamic field, with teams working on various aspects of the platform. The engineering department is divided into several teams, each focusing on different areas such as Payments, Relevance and Personalization, and Airbnb.org. Engineering technology that brings people together in the real world is both inspiring and daunting. We're tackling challenges in search relevance, payments, fraud prevention, discrimination, and growth all while maintaining a beautiful experience. We love to contribute to the community, from our work on testing React components to our new Android framework.
Airbnb's Search Feed team powers the core search experience that helps guests find their perfect stay. We develop highly impactful features, including Guest Favorites and Airbnb Categories, while collaborating closely with partners across design, product management, and data science to deliver experiences used by millions of people.
Additionally, we focus heavily on strengthening our technical foundation. Our work includes architecting scalable solutions that support our growing set of search features, addressing critical codebase pain points to boost developer productivity, and building robust infrastructure that enhance performance and reliability of search features.
You will play an impactful role in building world-class search experiences for millions of Airbnb users. You'll also solve architectural, performance, and scalability challenges while working with our codebase.
A typical day:
Writing and testing code, implementing new features, and fixing bugs
Participating in team meetings, project plannings, and code reviews
Collaborating with product managers, designers, data scientists and other engineers to understand requirements and implementation details
Learning the company's tech stack, codebase, and internal tools through documentation and mentorship
Documenting your work and updating task tracking in project management tools
Engaging in regular 1:1s with your manager and working toward career development goals
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 2 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.
