Senior Staff Software Engineer
Core
Technical leader defining and driving the evolution of Airbnb's global network infrastructure, including service mesh, CDN, and cross-region connectivity.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Network Infrastructure)
Builds
Global network infrastructure components (traffic proxy, load balancer, service mesh, VPC/backbone) connecting all Airbnb users and services.
Domain
Cloud Native Networking / Distributed Systems
Required skills
Large-scale networking systems design, Network architecture on public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure), Cloud native technologies (Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy), Technical strategy definition, Distributed team leadership, Cross-team alignment
Preferred skills
Experience with Edge proxies, DNS, CDN, network gateways, Open source community contribution
Technologies
Kubernetes, Istio, Envoy, AWS, GCP, Azure, CoreDNS
Responsibilities
Define and execute multi-year strategy for network architecture evolution, Provide technical leadership on high-impact infrastructure projects, Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers, Facilitate cross-team alignment on goals and timelines, Manage project priorities and deliverables, Work with open source technologies and communities
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and strategy responsibilities
