Airbnb
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
$212K–$265K
Remote, USA +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Remote, USA
United States - Experience
- 10+ years of industry experience with a BS/Masters; 2+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience.
- Education
- BS/Masters and 2+ years with a PhD, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develop and operate Airbnb’s cloud infrastructure platform, including Kubernetes, developer tooling, autoscaling, capacity management, and cloud automation.
What you'll do
- Build and operate cloud-native infrastructure and highly available platforms.
- Optimize existing systems for performance and operational efficiency.
- Improve availability and reliability using distributed-systems best practices.
What they ask for
- Proven experience operating Kubernetes at scale.
- Expertise with public cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) and IaaS offerings.
- Track record developing and operating large-scale technical projects.
- Full-cycle development and operations experience with high-scale distributed systems.
Pay
$212,000 — $265,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, EC2, Docker, istio
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