Senior Staff Engineer, Guest & Host (Host Listings & Quality)
Core
Set technical direction for backend platforms storing and serving listing data for Stays, Experiences, and Services, ensuring listings are searchable, visible, and bookable while upholding quality via ML and enforcement.
Role type
Senior Staff Engineer (Backend Platform & Architecture)
Builds
Core marketplace backend systems, APIs, and data models supporting AI-assisted features and agents.
Domain
Travel marketplace, distributed systems, AI integration
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, API design, Data modeling, Java/Kotlin, AI/agent system design, Platform strategy, Reliability engineering, Mentorship
Preferred skills
Multi-year technical vision, Stakeholder alignment, Diversity & Belonging culture fostering
Technologies
Java, Kotlin
Responsibilities
Define multi-year technical strategy and roadmap for Listings and Quality backend; Design APIs and data systems for AI-assisted features; Drive platformization and simplification of shared capabilities; Raise reliability standards and reduce operational load; Mentor individual contributors.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
