Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 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.
The Community You Will Join
Messaging is a critical component in building connections with our users. Our mission as the Communication Products team is to build a first-class messaging experience at Airbnb, bringing together guests and hosts across the world. As a web frontend engineer of this team, you’ll be responsible for building innovative, performant and accessible solutions with other like-minded engineers, designers, and product.
A Typical Day
Build the next-gen of Messaging used by millions of users
Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Product Managers, Experience Designers and other Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Desktop and Moweb
Work closely with backend engineers and other web engineers on the team to develop and maintain messaging features
Design & build new integrations across other teams within Airbnb
Identify areas of improvement and drive web best practices
Your Expertise
2+ years industry experience developing Web applications at scale
Experience with modern JavaScript/Typescript libraries and tooling (e.g. React, graphql)
Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
Strong product sense and a passion for UX product development
Ability to collaborate with Product Management, Design, and backend, and other web engineers
Your Location:
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care Of You
Our job titles may span more than one career level. 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.
Pay Range
$153,000—$184,900 USD
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research and Engineering
Industries
Software Development
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