Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Experience

About this role

Build Airbnb’s AI-native cloud infrastructure platform, creating tools and workflows that help engineers provision and manage services throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on reliability, security, efficiency, and a streamlined developer experience.

About the company

Airbnb is a global online marketplace that connects travelers with hosts offering unique accommodations and experiences in various destinations. The platform serves individuals seeking short-term lodging as well as hosts looking to monetize their properties.

The team

Cloud Experience team within the Cloud Infrastructure organization.

Stack

What you'll do

• Build APIs, CLIs, and platform capabilities for service provisioning and management.
• Develop agent-driven workflows with change previews and validation.
• Extend open-source infrastructure projects and contribute improvements upstream where useful.
• Improve platform reliability, availability, efficiency, and visibility.
• Collaborate with service owners and partner teams to simplify workflows.
• Debug production issues in systems you own.

What we're looking for

• Degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building large-scale developer platforms or infrastructure interfaces, such as APIs, CLIs, or declarative configuration.
• Strong knowledge of areas such as Kubernetes, cluster lifecycle, infrastructure automation, or public-cloud IaaS.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and production-debugging skills.

Nice to have

• Experience building AI agents that use tools or APIs and evaluating their behavior.
• Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects.
• Experience building Kubernetes controllers.

Benefits

• Bonus eligibility
• Equity eligibility
• Employee Travel Credits