Senior Backend Software Engineer, Media Ingestion & Serving - Remote

Overview

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be pivotal in building and scaling the infrastructure that underpins Airbnb's media platform. Your work will directly enable product teams across Airbnb to build richer, more engaging experiences for hosts and guests.

In Short

• Join a skilled team of backend and infrastructure engineers.
• Work on scalable systems serving billions of media assets.
• Design and implement backend systems for media processing.
• Drive initiatives for cost optimization and platform modernization.
• Build capabilities for ML/AI analysis on media assets.
• Collaborate across teams to understand media needs.
• Continuously optimize media infrastructure performance.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of learning.
• Stay updated with industry trends in distributed systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
• Strong foundations in large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with media-related technologies.
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or similar languages.
• Experience in building data pipelines and batch processing systems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range.
• Bonus and equity opportunities.
• Employee Travel Credits.
• Disability inclusive application process.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.