Work on search infrastructure engineering projects to improve search experience, in collaboration with product teams.
Up-level search system reliability, scalability and performance, in collaboration with Infrastructure teams.
Use the data in the Knowledge Graph to power rich product use-cases and also enrich the existing data based on measurement.
Build the next generation search platform to power different products at Airbnb, including typeahead, contextualizing and personalizing search results.

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics is required.
Exceptional coding skills in Java and Python and clear understanding of Algorithms/Data structures.
Willingness to try, experiment and learn new concepts with a positive attitude to work is highly desirable.
Open source committers to Lucene/ElasticSearch are very welcome!
Good technical writing skills are desirable.
New Graduates may also apply if able to provide evidence of having written large amounts of code/building systems.

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonAlgorithmsData structuresSearch infrastructure engineeringSystem reliabilityScalabilityPerformanceKnowledge GraphOpen source contribution

Soft Skills

Willingness to learnPositive attitudeTechnical writing

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceBS in MathematicsMS in MathematicsBS in StatisticsMS in Statistics