Senior Software Engineer, Booking and Orchestration

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, launch and operate booking engineering systems to improve booking experience, system scalability and performance.
• Architect and implement complex features, focusing on data-driven decision making and performance optimizations
• Collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional partners across organizations such as Bookings, Payments and Trust to understand and prioritize technical requirements that enhance Airbnb booking experience
• Proactively grow knowledge of leading edge practices and trends involving order orchestration systems
• Help define and improve coding standards, development processes and best practices
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning

Expertise:

• BS or MS in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of relevant engineering hands-on work experience
• Experience building Booking/Ordering or relevant systems
• Strong coding abilities and experience with architectural patterns of large, high-scale applications
• Experience architecting, building, and maintaining highly available services in a service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Familiarity with patterns, libraries and frameworks for building and testing services, and service-to-service communication
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within and across teams at Airbnb