Airbnb · 4 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$204K/yr - $255K/yr
9+ years expAirbnb is a global platform that connects hosts and guests for unique stays and experiences. The Staff Software Engineer in Network Infrastructure will be responsible for designing, building, and operating the software that connects Airbnb users and services, focusing on cloud-native networking technologies and infrastructure initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Work with open source communities (e.g. istio) to build the next generation service mesh for all Airbnb back-end services
Build the cross-region gateways and load balancers for global Airbnb services
Work with external partners and internal engineering and security teams to deliver edge security systems that protect Airbnb services
Design the multi-region network architecture on public clouds, and build software and operation tools to manage Airbnb’s production network
Work with product and engineering teams to optimize the network performance for Airbnb services
Qualification
Required
9+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast paced, high growth tech environment
Deep understanding of cloud native networking and distributed system concepts
Expertise with virtual network architecture on public cloud providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) and their network service offerings (e.g., VPC, Security Group, TGW and related products)
Experience running large scale networking systems and software (e.g. Edge proxies, DNS, CDN, network gateways), experience working with istio, Envoy is a plus
You are a full-cycle developer: strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale, distributed systems across the full software life cycle
You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering teams
You are a strong problem solver and have led a team that is on-call for production infrastructure before
You are passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Employee Travel Credits
Company
Airbnb
Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the Internet.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.44BKey Investors
Silver Lake,Sixth StreetVERSO CapitalCapitalG,TCV
2020-12-10IPO
2020-04-14Debt Financing· $1B
2020-04-06Private Equity· $1B
Leadership Team
Brian Chesky
Co-founder & CEO
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-founder / Chief Strategy Officer
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