Software Engineer, Airbnb New Grad

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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.

The Community You Will Join:

At Airbnb we believe technology has the power to bring people together and our engineers are the ones building it. Our Engineering org is a diverse fast-moving group of teams working across Payments Trust Marketing Relevance & Personalization and more. Together were tackling some of the hardest problems in tech: search relevance at global scale fraud prevention seamless payments and fueling growth all while delivering a product experience that feels effortless and beautiful. Were also at the forefront of integrating AI and machine learning into our products from personalized search experiences to intelligent trust and safety systems and were looking for curious engineers who are excited to grow alongside this technology.

If youre energized by engineering that creates real-world human connection and by the idea that your code will be experienced by millions of people around the world youll feel right at home here.

The Difference You Will Make:

As a Software Engineer (New Grad) at Airbnb youll play a vital role in building supporting and refining the products and systems that make Airbnbs mission possible. Your work will directly contribute to high-quality reliable experiences for our global communitywhether youre fixing bugs launching well-defined features or enhancing existing components. Youll also have the opportunity to contribute to AI-powered features applying foundational knowledge of machine learning concepts and modern AI tools to build smarter more personalized experiences for our hosts and guests. By clearly communicating challenges and collaborating with teammates across functions youll help drive projects forward with transparency and trust.

Youll foster a sense of belonging by actively seeking feedback sharing your own learnings and supporting the onboarding of new team members. Youll help uphold Airbnbs commitment to excellence by following best practices delivering tasks autonomously and continually improving your technical skills. Your curiosity empathy and commitment to candid communication will empower you to make a meaningful impacton projects teammates and Airbnbs inclusive culture.

A Typical Day:

• Attend team syncs to discuss priorities share progress and surface any blockers with transparency.
• Dive into codingfixing bugs developing features or refining APIs and componentswhile applying best practices for code quality error handling and testability. Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code or similar) to accelerate your workflow and improve code quality.
• Participate in design or code reviews ask clarifying questions and apply feedback to improve your work. Work closely with cross-functional partners like product managers and designers to ensure your tasks align clearly with broader goals.
• Dedicate time to expanding your technical knowledge through documentation mentorship or internal knowledge-sharing sessions. This includes staying current on AI/ML developments relevant to your teams domain whether thats recommendation systems natural language understanding or AI safety practices. Seek guidance from managers or tech leads when tackling unfamiliar problems.
• Contribute to team activities such as onboarding new hires (e.g. being an onboarding buddy) sharing observations from the hiring process or joining in cultural events focused on diversity inclusion and innovation.
• Share updates on your progress and next steps highlighting challenges or learnings.

Your Expertise:

This role is designed for recent graduates (Bachelors or Masters) with less than 1 year of full-time professional experience who are ready to grow fast and make an impact.

• Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals data structures algorithms design patterns and systems thinking
• Proficiency in one or more of: Java Scala Ruby Ruby on Rails C SQL HTML/CSS JavaScript Objective-C Swift (iOS) or Kotlin (Android)
• Foundational awareness of AI/ML concepts such as supervised learning model evaluation or working with APIs backed by large language models (LLMs) gained through coursework personal projects or internships
• Familiarity with Python and common AI/ML libraries (e.g. NumPy scikit-learn or PyTorch) is a plus as is experience integrating cloud-based AI services or LLM APIs
• An understanding of responsible AI principles including fairness privacy and safety and a curiosity about how these apply to real-world product development
• Bonus points for leadership experience community involvement or teaching/mentoring we love engineers who invest in others

Your Location:

Preference for candidates based in San Francisco California or Seattle Washington with the ability to commute to the office three days per week. Additional in-person attendance for team meetings or offsites may be required as needed. Domestic Relocation support will be provided for candidates open to relocating.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement and allow us to attract creatively-led people and to develop the best products services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application please contact us at: . Please include your full name the role youre applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.