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Staff Software Engineer, Assistance Engineering

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 GenAI Backend Engineer on the ARC team at Airbnb, you will lead engineering efforts to enhance intelligent routing and support systems for guests and hosts. Your role involves optimizing backend infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring high availability and performance of the systems. You will also participate in the full development lifecycle, from design to deployment, and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
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 software development experience in service-oriented architectures and backend development
  • Expertise in workflow optimization and backend systems
  • Expertise in designing and iterating on prompt engineering for AI capabilities
  • Expertise of RAG patterns, memory routing, and agent planning
  • Proficiency in crafting backend systems focusing on technical quality, efficiency, and resilience
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills

What you get

  • Base pay range of $204,000 — $255,000 USD
  • Bonus eligibility
  • Equity
  • Benefits
  • Employee Travel Credits

Worth weighing

  • Remote position but requires living in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity
  • No specific mention of technologies or tools used, which may affect clarity on the tech stack
  • Role includes on-call responsibilities and incident response, which may impact work-life balance

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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