Senior Frontend Engineer, Guest & Host

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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: The Reservations team is a full-stack product team that is responsible for building the most delightful traveling products for Guests and Hosts. As soon as a guest makes a booking, our product takes over to ensure guests have a 5 star experience staying with Airbnb. This includes the Trips Tab where a guest can find their Reservation Details, showing a timely Arrival Guide, managing co-travelers, getting reminders for upcoming reservations, finding check in instructions and generally other reservation management activities. Along with that we work on the Host product to ensure hosts can perform crucial tasks like respond to incoming reservation requests, make special offers, manage upcoming/active reservations and all other reservation management related tasks. The Reservation team’s work directly and materially impacts every Airbnb booker’s and host’s journey! Currently, the Reservations team is seeking a strong Web engineer who can drive product improvements, work cross functionally with PMs, Designers,Data Scientists and is passionate about owning and improving the foundation on which the products are built. We are a tightly knit team that thrives on trust and care for each other, allowing everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work. We expect an ideal candidate for this role to share these values and be excited to uplift the team’s culture in their own unique ways. The Difference You Will Make: Your day-to-day responsibilities includes: Own key company level problem statements such as Improving Host Reservation Management. An engineer in this role should expect to contribute across the team on initiatives such as these. Work closely with cross functional partners e.g. PMs along with Design, Data, and TPM will be key partners for someone in this role. Identify, evaluate and execute opportunities to uplevel the Web foundation, finding ways to improve the developer experience, performance or maintainability of the code. Uplift the team culture by participating and improving team processes. Your Expertise: 6+ years engineering experience with a BS/Masters OR 2+ years with a PhD Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience Strong expertise in the following: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Typescript. Extensive experience with modern Javascript frameworks such as React, Preact, Angular, Next, Vue or Meteor. Deep understanding of frontend architecture and improving build processes (npm, yarn, webpack, parcel) Passion for delivering products end-to-end: from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation and experimental A/B testing. Set and drive best practices for Web client development Personal projects that show an aptitude for technical excellence and product sense Interest in innovations within the web community. Nice to have: demonstrated design and UX sensibilities. 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 $196,000 — $227,000 USD