Senior Software Engineer, (Python, GenAI, MCP)

At Airbnb, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Travel & Hospitality space, Belong Anywhere: Connect Through Travel, Community, and Trust.

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p></div><h1><strong>Senior Software Engineer, Integrations & Application Engineering</strong></h1>

<h4>Airbnb | India</h4>

<h4><strong>Airbnb Overview</strong></h4>

<h4>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.</h4>

<h4><strong>The Community You Will Join</strong></h4>

<p>The Integrations & Application Engineering team owns the integration and automation platforms at Airbnb. We enable teams across Airbnb to self-serve in connecting their systems and automating solutions, and we integrate Airbnb’s enterprise systems end-to-end. The team also builds and manages custom in-house solutions and the application infrastructure that supports them.</p>

<p>This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining Finance integrations and reports, and on developing the libraries and plugins that power our in-house platforms. We’re looking for someone who takes ownership of systems and solutions, is eager to learn, and is enthusiastic about applying AI — building new tools and integrations with Claude Code that enhance and extend what our team can do.</p>

<h3><strong>A Typical Day</strong></h3>

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<li>Partner with Finance and cross-functional teams across Airbnb to translate their requirements into integrations, automations, and reporting.</li>

<li>Work alongside architects and other technical teams in design discussions and reviews.</li>

<li>Migrate integrations from Oracle Cloud onto our in-house platform.</li>

<li>Pair with and mentor junior engineers and contractors through design reviews, architecture discussions, and pair programming.</li>

<li>Triage and resolve issues across the integrations and infrastructure you support.</li>

<li>Explore the rapidly evolving GenAI landscape, evaluating new models and techniques for potential application, and share the learnings.</li>

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<h3><strong>Role & Responsibilities</strong></h3>

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<li>Own the architecture, delivery, and reliability of integrations and microservices in Java/Python/TypeScript.</li>

<li>Extend the in-house integration platform so technical teams across Airbnb can self-serve, and build no-code features that let non-technical teams automate their own workflows.</li>

<li>Design and build AI-assisted automations and MCP integrations that extend internal platform capabilities.</li>

<li>Translate Oracle module requirements into solutions, review with the team, and present to stakeholders.</li>

<li>Uphold quality and reliability through code reviews, testing, monitoring, and incident response.</li>

<li>Document designs and runbooks, and support the application infrastructure.</li>

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<h3><strong>Your Expertise</strong></h3>

<h4><strong>Required:</strong></h4>

<ul>

<li>8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on building production systems.</li>

<li>2+ years of hands-on experience with AI integration architecture, including using LLMs in intelligent automation, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, and RAG.</li>

<li>Strong proficiency in backend technologies (TypeScript, Python, or Java) and building microservices and integrations.</li>

<li>Good understanding of messaging infrastructure, data streaming, and storage solutions.</li>

<li>Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including the ability to write, review, and suggest PL/SQL code optimization.</li>

<li>Strong backend and distributed systems expertise, including API design and AWS.</li>

<li>Track record of using AI in development to ship products from prototype to production.</li>

<li>Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence without authority.</li>

<li>Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.</li>

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<h4><strong>Preferred:</strong></h4>

<ul>

<li>Financial domain knowledge and experience with Oracle Cloud products or other ERP systems.</li>

<li>Experience building AI agents and MCPs, preferably using Claude.</li>

<li>Experience building integrations using MCP.</li>

<li>Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).</li>

<li>Contributions to open-source, publications at top venues, or public speaking engagements.</li>

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