Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations

Airbnb

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$196,000–$227,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $212k
$118k most similar roles pay here $247k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$217,912 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Airbnb

Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

Airbnb currently has 69 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $200,000–$235,000 across 58 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations

As a Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations, you will join the Client and Identity Engineering team to build and maintain robust, scalable, and secure systems within the corporate zero trust ecosystem. You will work on critical infrastructure that manages user identity, endpoint security, and network paths while collaborating with security engineering teams to evolve platforms based on evolving business needs. Your daily responsibilities include developing next-generation client platforms using open source products, optimizing identity flows for employees, and supporting executive-level systems. The role requires expertise in Go, Python, or Java, along with experience in Kubernetes environments, cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and infrastructure as code. You will apply knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and security protocols such as OAuth 2.0 and SAML to ensure high reliability for essential internal services.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 776 postings across 67 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and maintain robust, scalable, and secure systems for the Airbnb Zero Trust ecosystem.
  • Develop the next generation client platform for corporate endpoints using open source products.
  • Build zero trust backend suites to support security services, network paths, and user/device signaling.
  • Support executive staff with specialized endpoint and identity solutions.
  • Optimize endpoint and identity flows for employees and partners in collaboration with product teams.
  • Lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers within the engineering organization.
  • Design new features with security engineering teams to meet evolving business requirements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's and/or Master/PhD degree in CS or equivalent experience (preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience in test driven software development.
  • Extensive experience with Go, Python, or Java (Go strongly preferred).
  • Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code deployments.
  • Experience developing and deploying services in a Kubernetes environment.
  • Solid understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
  • Experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
  • Experience with microservices, Apple MDM spec, or Zero Trust security protocols (preferred).

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