Senior Android Engineer

The mission of the UI Tooling Foundation team is to empower Airbnb's product design and engineering teams with world class tools and industry leading practices. Joining the team, you will work closely with a skilled, cross-functional group of innovative and passionate individuals, collaborating on projects ranging from automating the Figma-to-code translation process to making the design system components more discoverable. We operate on the cutting edge of UI development and are actively exploring ways to integrate the power of Generative AI to improve developer productivity.

Design and develop innovative tools and features to streamline and accelerate the product development lifecycle at Airbnb
Partner with teams focused on Design Systems, Accessibility, and Motion to identify, conceptualize, and develop tools that amplify our capabilities and help us achieve our strategic goals.
Work closely with product engineers across Airbnb, understanding their pain points and building solutions to resolve them scalably and flexibly.
Partner with designers, working collaboratively to understand their pain points and make improvements to the designer and development collaboration process.
Experiment with various Generative AI technologies, create prototypes and drive adoption to the new and innovative tools that you will build.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in Android development
Mentor and guide team members in their career development, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth

5-9+ years of experience in Android software development, with a strong interest in topics like Design Systems, UI Infrastructure, Tooling Generative AI
Expertise building and maintaining high-performance and scalable consumer Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills
Strong collaboration and communication abilities, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.