Staff Android Engineer, Host Calendar

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

Host Calendar Mission and Purpose

The Host Calendar is a versatile tool that helps hosts in availability management and provide a customized view into their reservations. It helps host in revenue optimization by providing insights into the demand and market conditions around the calendar dates. It supports hosts in long term planning and maintains control over their schedule and property usage. We strive to provide an efficient centralized calendar that helps in providing a holistic view of bookings to ensure consistency in availability. 

Our ideal candidate has an excellent eye for visual detail, pragmatic approach and a proactive cross functional partnership with Design and Product. The candidate has an absolute commitment to quality, is highly experimental, and not afraid to try solutions. If you are a fervent supporter of user needs and seek a role in a dynamic, teamwork-oriented setting, we invite you to reach out to us!

The Community You Will Join:

The Host Calendar team is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to help us craft the next generation of tools for Airbnb hosts. We create tools that help our hosts run their business, giving them insights to help them better price their properties that hopefully lead to better returns. As a Senior Android Software Engineer working in the Host Calendar team, you will help create the next generation of tools and features to help hosts run their business day-to-day.

The Difference You Will Make:

Collaborate with cross-functional partners such as Experience Designers, Product Managers and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android. Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions. Mentor, guide, advocate and support the career growth of individual contributors. Identify areas of improvement and drive mobile best practices.

A typical day

• Work with product and design partners to explore problem spaces and devise solutions to customer problems by rapid prototyping; Recognize technical challenges in the early stages and collaborate closely with the …