Senior Android Performance Engineer, Core Foundation

Airbnb, a global leader in the travel and hospitality space, is seeking a Senior Android Performance Engineer to join their Core Foundation team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of Product, Data, and Infrastructure teams, focusing on optimizing the Android app performance across all user experiences worldwide.

The Core Foundation team is crucial in accelerating and simplifying the engineering process for building products that serve Airbnb's end-to-end guest and host journey. As a Senior Android Engineer specializing in Performance, you'll leverage your deep understanding of Android's internal workings to optimize resource management and enhance the client experience for users globally.

In this role, you'll collaborate with Product teams and Client Infrastructure teams, leading projects through various stages while maintaining high standards for code quality and performance. Your expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Android core libraries will be essential in developing high-quality libraries that improve resource usage and runtime performance.

This position offers the chance to work with a company that has transformed the travel industry, connecting millions of hosts with billions of guests worldwide. You'll be part of a team that creates the foundational frameworks and tooling that enable product engineers to build high-quality, performant experiences.

The ideal candidate will bring not only technical expertise but also strong leadership and mentoring capabilities, contributing to the team's growth through code reviews, design document reviews, and one-on-one coaching. This role provides an excellent opportunity to shape the future of Android development at Airbnb while working with cutting-edge technologies and solving complex performance challenges at scale.