Staff Software Engineer, Transactional Storage Services

Join Airbnb's Transactional Storage Services team within the Online Data organization as a Staff Software Engineer. You'll be working on designing and building a new source-of-truth NewSQL database running on Kubernetes, hosting critical user, listing, and financial data. The role involves working with cutting-edge distributed database systems, implementing essential DB capabilities like backup restore, CDC, and multi-tenancy.

As a key member of this team, you'll be responsible for developing the unified storage backend for Airbnb's online data, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at a global scale. You'll collaborate with talented engineers on modern distributed database systems and serve as the resident expert on data storage solutions.

The position offers an opportunity to work on challenging technical problems in database substrate development, database resiliency, and server-side improvements. You'll be contributing to open-source projects, implementing disaster recovery solutions, and mentoring junior team members.

Working at Airbnb means joining a company that has transformed the travel industry, connecting millions of hosts with billions of guests worldwide. The role offers competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus potential, equity, and employee travel credits. You'll be part of a diverse, inclusive environment where your expertise in distributed systems and database technologies will directly impact the platform's core infrastructure.

This remote position allows for flexible work arrangements while maintaining collaboration with a global team. You'll be at the forefront of database technology innovation, working with modern tools and contributing to the open-source community, all while helping scale one of the world's leading travel platforms.