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)
Builds
Modern distributed infrastructure service for user profiles, listings, reservations, and financial transactions.
Domain
Travel technology / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Storage internals, Networking, Global consistency models, Technical strategy, Mentorship, System reliability, Developer experience, Applied AI
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None explicitly named
Responsibilities
Define multi-year technical roadmap and long-term architecture, Design high-performance data access layers, Lead design reviews for fault-tolerant systems, Bridge infrastructure and product teams, Partner globally on architecture alignment.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leader
