Staff Software Engineer
Core
Architect and lead the UDS Client Stack, a high-performance data access layer for Airbnb's global system-of-record.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems Infrastructure)
Builds
Modern distributed infrastructure service enabling product teams to ship features with confidence
Domain
Travel technology, large-scale distributed storage systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, storage internals, global consistency models, technical strategy, system reliability, developer experience, mentorship
Preferred skills
Applied AI for data management, system observability
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Define multi-year technical roadmap and long-term architecture for the UDS client stack, design high-performance data access layers, lead design reviews for fault-tolerant distributed systems, create unified interfaces for data interaction, partner globally to align architecture and drive adoption
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leader
