Contribute directly to company growth in new areas as we explore partnerships outside of Airbnb.
Lead projects end-to-end – from working with partners directly, to clicking that launch button.
Identify patterns that allow us to scale new partnerships quickly in the future.
Have attention to detail about the user experience.
Design, write and test new APIs and integrations with partners.
Write documents to propose, align and document changes to the system.
Debug external integrations and join the team on-call rotation.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Product, Program, Design and Engineers, and directly with external partners.
Provide input in team roadmap and technical direction.
Build large scale backend solutions that are efficient, reliable, performant and scalable.

6+ years of experience
Experience designing scalable and resilient large-scale service-oriented architectures
Experience leading projects
Previous experience working with third party API’s is a plus.
Previous experience with authentication or secure signing mechanisms is a plus.
Passionate about reliability, efficiency, availability, and system quality.
Good judgment in making and communicating tradeoffs to balance short-term business needs with long-term technical quality.
High sense of user empathy and the ability to identify and solve for user needs and friction.
End-to-end mentality that transcends team boundaries and helps find globally optimal solutions.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering organization.

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Senior Software Engineer – Guest & Host, Partner Integrations

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