Description
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Network Infrastructure team. As a member of this team, you will be working with talented engineers on cutting-edge technologies of cloud-native network stack from Layer 3 to Layer 7. You will contribute to key infrastructure components that connect all Airbnb users and services across the globe.
You will have the chance to define and influence large infrastructure initiatives such as global traffic load balancing and disaster recovery, next-gen service mesh, cross-region gateways, and edge security. Airbnb is a member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) end-user community, and we work closely with the open-source community (e.g., k8s, istio) and peer companies to tackle cloud-native engineering challenges at scale.
In this role, you will:
- Work with open-source communities (e.g., istio) to build the next-generation service mesh for all Airbnb back-end services;
- Build cross-region gateways and load balancers for global Airbnb services;
- Work with external partners and internal engineering and security teams to deliver edge security systems that protect Airbnb services;
- Design the multi-region network architecture on public clouds and build software and operation tools to manage Airbnb's production network;
- Work with product and engineering teams to optimize the network performance for Airbnb services;
You will be a full-cycle developer with strong ownership and experience building and operating high-scale, distributed systems across the full software life cycle. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering teams.
You will be passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality, and system quality. You will have led a team that is on-call for production infrastructure before.
If you are passionate about building scalable and reliable systems, and you want to make an impact on the industry and open-source communities, then we want to hear from you!