Frontend Software Engineer, Search

The Community You Will Join:

• The Location team at Airbnb is responsible for building a world class search experience for our guests. The team works on one of the most used features at Airbnb, the map search experience and aims to provide our guests the necessary location context for them to easily and efficiently find the right listings to book. The team also owns a family of products in the location space, such as point of interests, the places page, and guidebook.
• The team is cross-discipline with expertise in iOS, Android, web and backend development and works closely with other search teams, platform teams, and partners in design, product, and data science to deliver new search experiences for Airbnb’s guests.  

A Typical Day:

• Build the next-gen map search experience used by millions of guests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Product Managers, Experience Designers and other Engineers to design, prototype, and deliver high-quality guest-facing products on Desktop and Moweb.
• Identify areas of improvement and drive web best practices, as well as maintain a high quality bar in our codebase.

Your Expertise:

• 2+ years industry experience developing Web applications at scale
• Experience with modern JavaScript/Typescript libraries and tooling (e.g. React, graphql)
• Fluency in HTML, CSS, and related web technologies
• Strong product sense and a passion for UX product development
• Ability to collaborate with Product Management, Design, and backend, and other web engineers
• Prior experience working on map related products and/or 3rd-party SDK integration is a plus.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. 

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.