Senior Software Engineer Network Infrastructure
Airbnb
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Job Description
About Airbnb
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guests worldwide. The company is mission-driven with a commitment to creating a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
The Community You Will Join
Join a unified team committed to core values and innovative spirit in a fast-moving environment. The Networking team within Airbnb’s Cloud Infrastructure organization designs, builds, and operates software and solutions to connect Airbnb users and services globally.
The Difference You Will Make
As a member of the network infrastructure team, you will work with cutting-edge cloud native network stack technologies from Layer3 to Layer7. You will influence major initiatives including global traffic load balancing, disaster recovery, next-gen service mesh, cross-region gateways, and edge security.
A Typical Day
- Collaborate with open source communities like istio to build advanced service meshes.
- Develop cross-region gateways and load balancers for global services.
- Partner with engineering and security teams to deliver edge security systems.
- Design multi-region network architectures on public clouds.
- Work with product teams to optimize network performance.
Your Expertise
- 5+ years of software development experience in high growth tech.
- Deep understanding of cloud native networking and distributed systems.
- Expertise in virtual network architecture on AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Experience with large scale networking systems such as proxies, DNS, and CDNs.
- Strong communication skills and full-cycle development experience.
- Proven problem-solving ability with on-call production infrastructure experience.
Your Location
This is a US-based remote eligible role; candidates must reside in a state where Airbnb has a registered entity.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging
Airbnb is committed to a diverse pool of candidates and offers disability inclusive application processes. Reach out for accommodations if required.
How We'll Take Care Of You
This role offers competitive base pay, bonuses, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. The provided pay range is $195,000—$225,000 USD.
Key skills/competency
- Cloud native
- Distributed systems
- Network infrastructure
- Service mesh
- Virtual networks
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Load balancing
- Edge security
How to Get Hired at Airbnb
- Customize Your Resume: Highlight cloud networking and distributed systems expertise.
- Research Airbnb Culture: Understand their mission, values, and recent initiatives.
- Demonstrate Technical Competence: Prepare to discuss complex networking challenges.
- Practice Communication: Be ready to explain your problem-solving process.
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