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Senior Software Engineer, Search Platform
AirbnbShort-term Rentals company
BrazilSenior
Sequoia Capital
Greylock Partners
Andreessen Horowitz
Founders Fund
Y Combinator
Silver Lake
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Senior Software Engineer for Airbnb's Search Platform, focusing on OpenSearch infrastructure and tooling.
- •Airbnb is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Search Platform team.
- •This role will focus on strengthening Airbnb’s OpenSearch ecosystem and building reliable, performant, and cost-efficient infrastructure.
- •Key Responsibilities Contribute to the development, innovation, and upkeep of Airbnb’s OpenSearch ecosystem.
- •Build systems that ensure reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency in OpenSearch infrastructure.
- •Develop tooling to enhance the developer experience for OpenSearch users.
- •Collaborate with the OpenSearch open source community to share improvements.
- •Requirements BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience. 4+ years of industry experience with a bachelor's or master's degree (PhD candidates require no prior industry experience).
- •Proficiency in Java programming language.
- •Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- •Familiarity with Elasticsearch or OpenSearch is a plus.
Required skills
JavaElasticsearch
Nice-to-have skills
Python
Domain expertise
traveldeveloper-tools
Tech stack
JavaElasticsearchPython