or apply directly on Airbnb's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days Airbnb's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Airbnb's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Airbnb
- high 168 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
- 2026-10-23
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 a Senior Software Engineer on the Service Tools team at Airbnb, you will focus on enhancing the developer experience for backend engineers. Your responsibilities will include building a next-gen build system, integrating it with CI/CD tools, and improving the development environment. You will also collaborate with engineering leaders to implement new capabilities that boost developer productivity and operational excellence.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- 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
- Fluent in English (professional level)
- 6+ years industry experience
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency in one or more back-end server languages (Java/Ruby/Go/C++/etc.)
- Experienced in architectural patterns of high-scale distributed products/services
- Experience working directly on build systems, preferably with Bazel
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Focus on backend development and infrastructure work may not appeal to all engineers
- Role involves significant collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills
Summarised from Airbnb's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Airbnb on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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