Senior Fullstack Engineer, App Foundation

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p></div><p><strong>The Community You Will Join:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The Client Products Emerging Technology (CPET) team is a global, cross-functional group dedicated to building foundational frameworks and innovative, app-wide features that shape the end-to-end experience for Airbnb’s guests and hosts. You’ll join a collaborative environment that thrives on experimentation, partnership, and continuous learning—working closely with Product, Design, Engineering, and Data partners to deliver impactful solutions across multiple platforms. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Difference You Will Make:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>As a member of a diverse and distributed team across the US and China, you’ll be expected to leverage your expertise in both backend and frontend development to play a key role in building foundational frameworks, exploring emerging technologies, driving best practices, and enabling rapid feature rollouts that integrate seamlessly throughout the Airbnb ecosystem.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>A Typical Day: </strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Collaborate closely with engineers across platforms—including frontend, backend, native (iOS/Android), and infrastructure—to build cohesive solutions.</li> <li>Work in partnership with cross-functional teams, including Design, Product, and Data Science, to define and deliver impactful outcomes.</li> <li>Propose and implement robust architectural patterns for high-scale web applications and backend services, focusing on well-designed APIs, efficient data pipelines, and performant algorithms.</li> <li>Develop scalable, high-quality foundational frameworks as well as innovative product features used by millions of guests and hosts.</li> <li>Evaluate technical solutions, contribute to product and framework design discussions, and help shape new features from concept to launch.</li> <li>Drive alignment, manage technical projects, and work effectively with diverse stakeholders.</li> <li>Write unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, and uphold high engineering standards across the team.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Your Expertise:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on building both frontend and backend systems </li> <li>Advanced proficiency in modern frontend technologies—including HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, frameworks like React or Angular, and frontend architecture (build tools, reusable components).</li> <li>Deep expertise in one or more backend/server languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, C++, etc.) and proven experience designing and scaling high-quality, high-traffic backend services</li> <li>Passion for building and evolving foundational frameworks that solve key engineering needs and support the wider team.</li> <li>Proven track record of delivering impactful products end-to-end, with a dedication to creating interactive, high-quality, and delightful user experiences.</li> <li>Self-driven and excited to tackle large, open-ended projects and drive meaningful business impact in a collaborative environment.</li> <li>Solid foundation in unit, integration, and end-to-end testing practices.</li> <li><strong>Fluent in both Chinese and English</strong></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><strong>Your Location</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;">This position is China - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at ... (truncated, view full listing at source)