Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure - Careers

Airbnb

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Location
Remote
Salary
$244,000–$305,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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Above market

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This role pays more than 97% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $274k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 75 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $204,000–$255,000 across 45 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure - Careers

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As a senior technical leader in Airbnb’s Cloud Infrastructure Networking team, you will drive the evolution of the company’s network architecture and collaborate with talented engineers on cutting-edge cloud native technologies from Layer 3 to Layer 7. Your responsibilities include contributing to strategic initiatives such as global interconnect architecture, traffic load balancing, disaster recovery, and next-gen service mesh development. You will work with open source communities like Kubernetes and Istio, and manage a distributed team of engineers while ensuring cross-team alignment on goals and timelines. The role requires expertise in large-scale networking systems, public cloud providers’ network services, and experience leading teams through production infrastructure challenges. With a focus on reliability, scalability, and high availability, you will influence the design and implementation of critical infrastructure components that support Airbnb’s global user base.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure Istio Envoy Kubernetes CoreDNS VPC Security Group PrivateLink CI/CD Cloud Native Computing Foundation CND Service Mesh Open Source Technologies Layer3-Layer7 Networking Disaster Recovery Edge Security

What you'll do

  • Define and drive the technical strategy for Airbnb’s network infrastructure.
  • Lead high-impact projects involving cloud native networking technologies from Layer3 to Layer7.
  • Influence large-scale infrastructure initiatives like global interconnect architecture and disaster recovery.
  • Coach a distributed team of engineers on complex networking systems and software.
  • Facilitate cross-team alignment on goals, outcomes, and timelines for network projects.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in large-scale networking systems and software.
  • Expertise with network architecture on public cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure.
  • Experience working with Istio, Envoy, and other open-source technologies.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and leadership in production infrastructure teams.
  • Technical leadership on high-impact projects across infrastructure and product teams.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills within cross-functional engineering teams.

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