Senior Software Engineer, Android Platform

United States

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 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.

The Community You Will Join:

The Android Platform team’s mission is to provide best-in-class experience for Android development at Airbnb to empower engineers to deliver innovative solutions with high velocity and quality at scale.

We’re ambitious in our vision, and our work spans a large surface area, from frameworks and tooling to build systems, CI, Testing, and IDE integrations. Our latest projects include Trio, an Android framework for Jetpack Compose screen architecture, and Focus Mode, an Android Studio plugin to supercharge IDE & Sync performance, among many others.

The Difference You Will Make:

Over the last few years, we’ve built a few IDE integrations that simplify the development lifecycle by providing the tooling our developers need at the moment they need them. We are expanding our efforts in this space by up-leveling our current plugins’ UX and re-imagining how to apply LLMs to improve our developers’ productivity. The solutions we build in this space are used not only by Android Studio users but also by the larger community of Airbnb developers using IntelliJ IDEA.

We’re looking for a person with a good eye for detail and a passion for building great user experiences to help us customize our IDEs through innovative solutions that accelerate developers' productivity. Our ideal candidate has years of experience building Android apps and is eager to learn infrastructure solutions.

A Typical Day: 

  • Design & develop the frontend of our IDE Plugins using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Collaborate with other developers on the overall functionality and success of the plugins (within our team and cross-functionally.)
  • Help inform the vision & strategy of the team in the IDE space.

Your Expertise:

  • 5+ years of industry experience building Android apps using Kotlin.
  • 2+ years of experience building apps using Jetpack Compose.
  • Passion for building interactive and delightful user experiences.
  • [Nice to have] Experience working in large-scale codebases.
  • [Nice to have] Experience building Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA plugins.
  • [Nice to have] Experience using Compose for desktop.

Your Location:

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.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.  

Pay Range
$185,000$223,000 USD