or apply directly on Airbnb's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Airbnb's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Airbnb's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Airbnb
- high 87 stale, 16 reposted of 173 open
- Hiring momentum
- 323 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Airbnb's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Airbnb.
About this role
As an Automation Engineer on the Quality Engineering team at Airbnb, you will focus on building and maintaining automation coverage for features and releases. Your role involves collaborating with product engineering to develop test tools, participating in design reviews, and enhancing testability and modularity of systems. You will also work on improving existing automation frameworks and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines while utilizing AI-assisted tooling to optimize testing processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Airbnb as an employer.
What you need
- 1–2 years of experience in software development or test automation
- Foundational knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, Swift, or Java)
- Some exposure to writing automated tests or working with a testing framework (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Espresso, XCUITest)
- Understanding of basic testing concepts
- Eagerness to learn the testing pyramid, CI/CD, and quality best practices
- Curiosity about applying AI/LLMs to testing and developer productivity
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves working with AI-assisted tooling, which may be a modern skill but also indicates a focus on automation rather than manual testing.
- Vague mention of 'fast-paced environment with short release cycles' may imply high pressure or rapid changes in priorities.
Summarised from Airbnb's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Airbnb on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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