Airbnb is a global platform that connects hosts and guests, and they are seeking a Staff GenAI Backend Engineer for their Automation Foundation team. This role involves leading the development of a conversational AI platform and collaborating with various teams to enhance customer service efficiency and technical quality.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, engineering, and data science teams to develop backend systems and enhance AI prompt effectiveness
- Drive the technical vision and strategy for workflow and backend optimization
- Lead and contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, implementation, testing, experimentation, and deployment
- Participate in code and design reviews, offering constructive feedback to improve technical quality
- Optimize system availability, performance, and scalability while pushing enhancements for improved efficiency
Requirements:
- 9+ years of software development experience in service-oriented architectures and backend development
- Expertise in workflow optimization and backend systems, with a focus on scalable and flexible architecture
- Expertise in designing and iterating on prompt engineering to fine-tune AI capabilities for AI/LLM-driven scenarios
- Expertise of RAG patterns, memory routing, and agent planning
- Proficiency in crafting backend systems focusing on technical quality, efficiency, and resilience
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across teams and domains
- Passion for agile development, system optimization, and team productivity enhancements
- Bachelor's and/or Master's/Ph.D. degree, preferably in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience