This role pays more than
74%
of similar roles. Most pay
$202,800–$244,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$238k
versus about
$224k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
65 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$200,000–$240,000
across 51 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Service Tools team, you will drive technical direction to improve the developer experience for Airbnb’s largest cohort of backend engineers. You will own platform-spanning workstreams including agentic developer workflows, intelligent build infrastructure, test excellence, and codebase modernization. Your daily responsibilities involve building measurement systems to prove impact, managing a large JVM monorepo using Bazel and remote build execution, and advancing an AI-assisted development platform featuring coding agents and evaluation harnesses. You will leverage expertise in Java, Kotlin, and distributed systems architecture to solve problems related to developer velocity, debuggability, and reliability. The role requires navigating ambiguous scopes to modernize infrastructure, automate refactoring, and mentor team members while partnering with cross-functional leaders to ensure high adoption of internal tools across the organization.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?
Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.