Senior Software Engineer, Global Markets (Backend)

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><h3><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>NOTE: NO VISA AND RELOCATION SUPPORT</strong></span></h3>

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<p><strong>The Community You Will Join:</strong></p>

<p><strong>The Global Markets Tech team</strong> drives the evolution of our guest and host experience across international markets through product innovation that <strong>accelerates international growth</strong>. Expanding in under-penetrated markets is a core pillar of Airbnb strategy. To achieve this, we innovate at every level - adapting our  product to the unique needs of every corner of the globe so that every user across our 220+ countries and regions feels right at home.</p>

<p>The team partners closely with Product, Design, Data Science, regional stakeholders, and core platform/vertical teams to translate local market needs into durable, scalable technology that can be piloted quickly and then rolled out broadly.</p>

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<p><strong>The Difference You Will Make:</strong></p>

<p>A <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> in Global Markets is expected to deliver measurable international growth impact by building scalable product capabilities across key funnel surfaces (landing → search → pre‑booking) and by improving pricing, promotions, and discounts to increase conversion and customer value across markets.</p>

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<p><strong>A Typical Day</strong></p>

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<li>Partner with PM/Design/Data Science to clarify goals, requirements, constraints, and success metrics, and translate them into a sequenced technical plan.</li>

<li>Write or review technical designs, align tradeoffs, and coordinate dependencies with partner teams across regions.</li>

<li>Build production code and services with a high quality bar: testing, documentation, instrumentation, and performance/reliability considerations.</li>

<li>Run design and code reviews, advise engineers, and help drive consistent engineering standards across the team.</li>

<li>Own delivery: track execution risks, provide stakeholder updates, coordinate launches (including localization/market rollout), and monitor post-launch results to iterate quickly.</li>

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<p><strong>Your Expertise</strong></p>

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<li><strong>Fluency in English is required. Japanese or Korean working proficiency is a plus .</strong></li>

<li><strong>6+ years</strong> of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong track record shipping production systems.</li>

<li>Solid understanding of large-scale backend architecture and distributed systems patterns (e.g., well-designed APIs, scalable data models, high-throughput services/pipelines, and performance-aware algorithms).</li>

<li>Proven ability to drive ambiguous problems to resolution: break down open-ended requirements, propose pragmatic solutions, and execute independently while keeping stakeholders aligned.</li>

<li>Strong programming skills in one or more of the following: Java, Kotlin, Python, Ruby/Ruby on Rails, JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience building and operating backend services.</li>

<li>High engineering quality bar: you write clean, testable, maintainable code, and you design with reliability, observability, and operational readiness in mind.</li>

<li>You actively raise the team’s technical bar through thoughtful code reviews, architecture discussions, and sharing best practices that improve overall team productivity.</li>

<li>Data-informed decision making: you use metrics and experimentation to validate impact, diagnose issues, and iterate toward better outcomes—recognizing that small improvements in these flows can drive meaningful business results.</li>

<li>Strong collaboration and communication skills: you work effectively across engineering teams and with Product, Design, and Data partners in a global environment.</li>

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