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.
This role should be based in China Mainland, No Visa support
The Community You Will Join:
The Global Markets engineering team is focusing on evolving our guest and host experience for global markets through new product initiatives to accelerate international growth. Expanding in under-penetrated global markets is a key pillar of our company’s growth strategy. To achieve this, we want to innovate in every sense of the world and adapt our product to every corner of the globe. We want every user in each of our 220+ countries and regions to feel right at home.
The Difference You Will Make:
As a senior iOS engineer in the team, you will work closely with PMs, designers, data scientists and engineers across global teams to build products and deliver exceptional user experience for Airbnb guests and hosts. You will work on projects that can span multiple areas, from product code - signup/login, search, PDP, checkout and reviews etc, to more foundational components - map, DLS, networking, logging, etc. Also as a senior team member, you are expected to set and hold a high bar for the quality and best practices for the team, e.g. via code reviews and tech design reviews.
A Typical Day:
- Work with cross functional partners to understand product requirements and translate them into technical solutions, help create the roadmap for the projects
- Discuss and align technical specifications and implementation details with other engineers, including cross-team engineers from Global
- Write clean, testable and maintainable code to implement the features
- Perform tech design and code reviews and advise/mentor other engineers
- When you are the POC of the projects, drive the delivery, communicate the status to stakeholders and ensure the overall quality
Your Expertise:
- 5+ years of hands-on iOS development experience, within fast paced, high growth technology companies
- Familiarity with SwiftUI and UIKit, expertise in building pixel-perfect UI and smooth motions
- Write clean, readable and maintainable code with meticulous attention to detail
- Great communication and collaboration skills
- Fluent speaking and writing in English
- International work experience or experience working in a global environment is a Plus
Your Location
This position is China - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. Your recruiter will inform you what cities you are able to work from depending on your personal legal working identity and Airbnb internal policies.
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.