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Staff Backend Engineer, Host Pricing & Availability

Airbnb · Remote - USA

Posted about 3 months ago

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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 Staff Backend Engineer on the Host Pricing & Availability team at Airbnb, you will lead the technical strategy for backend systems that support pricing and calendar management tools for hosts. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop scalable solutions, optimizing existing products, and mentoring other engineers to enhance technical standards within the organization.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • 9+ years of engineering experience
  • BS/MS or PhD in Computer Science or similar
  • Proven track record of leading teams and setting technical strategy
  • Expertise with backend systems in large-scale service-oriented architectures
  • Experience influencing cross-functional partners and engineering teams
  • Good judgment in making tradeoffs between short-term business needs and long-term technical quality

What you get

  • Base pay range of $212,000 — $265,000 USD
  • Potential eligibility for bonus and equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

Worth weighing

  • Remote eligible position but must reside in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity
  • Base pay is dependent on various factors and may change in the future

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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