Description
We are seeking a Senior Web Software Engineer to join our Data Science Prototyping team at Airbnb. As a web prototyper, you will create prototypes that enable differentiating and industry-leading product enhancements and introduce the application of advanced and emerging technologies.
The Data Science team works closely with partners from Design, Product and Engineering across Airbnb's product portfolio. Our work involves 0-to-1 innovation, applying sophisticated modeling techniques to critical Airbnb problems and finding new ways to leverage science for the good of the Airbnb community.
In this role, you will:
- Co-develop prototypes with Data Scientists, partnering with them to talk through proposed data models, identify open questions, and plan the most effective ways to answer those questions and showcase the results to various stakeholders.
- Choose implementation approaches that strike an appropriate balance between speed and realism that will enable your prototypes to provide answers with sufficient confidence as quickly as possible.
- Build APIs that provide data from backend systems for use in your own and in other prototypes.
- Guide data scientists in building their own prototypes to address their open questions and demonstrate the value of proposed solutions.
Requirements:
- 6+ years of experience in a hands-on web development role, particularly front-end development.
- Strong understanding of data visualization fundamentals.
- Expertise with TypeScript/JavaScript/React and low-level data visualization frameworks like d3/visx or webgl.
- Experience building custom interactions and novel user interface components.
- Strong communication skills and experience working closely with data scientists and/or ML engineers.
This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager.
The base pay range for this role is $196,000-$227,000 USD.