Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage

Airbnb

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Airbnb developing data storage solutions for over 150 million users. Leading projects in scalable and reliable data infrastructure.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $244,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and operate a highly performant, available, and scalable data access gateway that provides a simple and unified experience for accessing online product data.
Empower and simplify the way engineers at Airbnb define and manage data by building and operating a generalized data schematization solution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of relevant industry experience
Hands-on experience in building and operating large-scale distributed systems
Solid understanding of systems and infrastructure fundamentals
Ability to own and dive deeply in a complex code base
Knack for writing clean, readable, testable, maintainable code
Strong collaboration and communication skills in a remote-working environment
Ability to leverage cutting edge AI technologies to build world-class solutions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

large-scale distributed systemsdata access gatewaydata schematizationclean codereadable codetestable codemaintainable codeAI technologiessystems fundamentalsinfrastructure fundamentals

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationremote working