# Staff Software Engineer, Listings & Host Tools and AI

**Company:** [Airbnb](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/airbnb)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $204k – $255k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Backend Engineering, Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, APIs, Software Architecture, Python, Java, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP
**Posted:** 2026-01-29

> Staff Backend Engineer builds data pipelines, ML models, and services for Airbnb host tools and personalization. Requires 10+ years experience leading teams, influencing product strategy, and mentoring engineers.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work with product and ML engineers to explore problem spaces and devise solutions
- Prototype new ideas and influence product strategy
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve APIs and architecture
- Develop backend to support data and AI solutions
- Create technical strategies and drive hands-on implementation
- Identify improvements and champion best practices in development, architecture, and testing
- Perform technical design and code reviews
- Mentor junior engineers

## Requirements
- 10+ years industry experience
- Experience leading teams, setting technical direction, building and launching high-impact user-facing products
- Experience influencing designers, product managers, and engineering teams
- Excited to ideate, prototype, and influence product direction
- Excellent communication skills and cross-team collaboration
- Demonstrated mentoring ability and driving best practices

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