# Senior Software Engineer, Search Platform

**Company**: Airbnb
**Location**: Brazil
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63327

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/airbnb/jobs/8089559?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

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: Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal.

The Difference You Will Make:

- Contribute to strengthening Airbnb’s OpenSearch ecosystem by actively participating in development, innovation, and upkeep.

- Build systems that drive reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency in our OpenSearch infrastructure.

- Develop tooling that enhances the developer experience for all OpenSearch users at Airbnb.

- Collaborate and share improvements with the OpenSearch open source community.

A Typical Day:

- Participate in design workshops focused on shaping the future of Airbnb’s search platform.

- Dedicate significant focus time to building and improving tooling for ElasticSearch/OpenSearch upgrades, using state-of-the-art language models as powerful engineering aides.

- Engage in 1:1 mentoring sessions with experienced staff engineers to develop technical and professional skills.

- Connect with team members and partners during in-person gatherings to align on goals and foster collaboration.

Your Expertise:

- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.

- 4+ years of industry experience with a bachelor’s or master’s degree. No prior industry experience required for candidates with a PhD.

- Familiarity with ElasticSearch or OpenSearch is a plus.

- Proficiency in Java programming language.

- Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams and stakeholders.

## Skills

### Required
- Computer Science
- Java
- ElasticSearch
- OpenSearch

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