Senior Software Engineer, Android Platform
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 guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.The Community You Will Join:
The Android Platform teamâs mission is to provide best-in-class experience for Android development at Airbnb to empower engineers to deliver innovative solutions with high velocity and quality at scale.
Weâre ambitious in our vision, and our work spans a large surface area, from frameworks and tooling to build systems, CI, Testing, and IDE integrations. Our latest projects include Trio, an Android framework for Jetpack Compose screen architecture, and Focus Mode, an Android Studio plugin to supercharge IDE & Sync performance, among many others.
The Difference You Will Make:
In this role, youâll be responsible for driving projects that increase the productivity of the Android community at Airbnb and unlock new capabilities through a combination of frameworks and toolings.
A Typical Day:
Collaborate with team members & cross functional partners to identify opportunities for improving our developersâ productivity.
Drive roadmap projects and deliver high quality results to further our mission.
Improve our existing frameworks & build system to deliver on our ambitious vision.
Your Expertise:
5-9 years of industry experience building Android apps using Kotlin.
Experience building frameworks and build-systems (using Gradle, Bazel, etc.)
Deep technical understanding of how dependency injection systems work (e.g. Dagger)
Experience building code generation tools (e.g. annotation processors, KSP, Kotlin compiler plugins)
Experience working in medium to large-scale codebases.
[Nice to have] 2+ years of experience using Jetpack Compose.
[Nice to have] Experience building Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA plugins.
[Nice to have] Experience using Compose for desktop.
Ability to travel to the San Francisco office for about a week each quarter for gatherings.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role youâre applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Pay Range$191,000â$223,000 USD
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The Android Platform teamâs mission is to provide best-in-class experience for Android development at Airbnb to empower engineers to deliver innovative solutions with high velocity and quality at scale.
Weâre ambitious in our vision, and our work spans a large surface area, from frameworks and tooling to build systems, CI, Testing, and IDE integrations. Our latest projects include Trio, an Android framework for Jetpack Compose screen architecture, and Focus Mode, an Android Studio plugin to supercharge IDE & Sync performance, among many others.
The Difference You Will Make:
In this role, youâll be responsible for driving projects that increase the productivity of the Android community at Airbnb and unlock new capabilities through a combination of frameworks and toolings.
A Typical Day:
Collaborate with team members & cross functional partners to identify opportunities for improving our developersâ productivity.
Drive roadmap projects and deliver high quality results to further our mission.
Improve our existing frameworks & build system to deliver on our ambitious vision.
Your Expertise:
5-9 years of industry experience building Android apps using Kotlin.
Experience building frameworks and build-systems (using Gradle, Bazel, etc.)
Deep technical understanding of how dependency injection systems work (e.g. Dagger)
Experience building code generation tools (e.g. annotation processors, KSP, Kotlin compiler plugins)
Experience working in medium to large-scale codebases.
[Nice to have] 2+ years of experience using Jetpack Compose.
[Nice to have] Experience building Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA plugins.
[Nice to have] Experience using Compose for desktop.
Ability to travel to the San Francisco office for about a week each quarter for gatherings.
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role youâre applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Pay Range$191,000â$223,000 USD
Apply Now