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Staff Software Engineer, Communication & Connectivity

Airbnb · United States

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 Software Engineer in the Communication & Connectivity team at Airbnb, you will lead initiatives to design and build large-scale, distributed data systems that support machine learning models and enhance product features. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing data pipelines, and mentoring engineers while shaping the team's vision and roadmap.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
1/5
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 relevant industry experience with a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in CS/EE, or equivalent experience, or 6+ years of experience with a PhD
  • Strong CS fundamentals, and knowledge of architecture and common design patterns
  • Experience of running data processing pipelines in production using distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or Flink
  • Experience collaborating with client, backend, ML, analytics teams, product and business partners
  • Experience working on/with end-to-end Machine Learning products
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

What you get

  • Base pay range of $204,000 — $255,000 USD
  • May be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits

Worth weighing

  • Remote eligible position but must live 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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