Full-Time Job: iOS Software Engineer, San Francisco, CA (Airbnb)

 

Job Title: iOS Engineers

Job location: San Francisco, CA

Employer: Airbnb

Employment Type: Full-Time Job

Job Description

We’re looking for product aware engineers who are thoughtful, responsible and passionate builders who appreciate user experience.  We’re looking for someone who is well versed in iOS development, but also has a strong understanding of good UX, and isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty in backend code.  We believe that great product people use lots of products, so if you’re an active user of Airbnb, we are listening.

iOS Engineer | Responsibilities:

  • Distill the travel experience for both our guests and our hosts into something effortless, responsive and accessible.
  • Implement flows and mockups as provided by the UX and design teams, while intelligently and creatively “filling in the gaps” not necessarily covered by rough prototypes.
  • Analyze usage patterns, funnels and economic metrics to produce the perfect product for all of our users.

iOS Engineer | Requirements:

  • Experience shipping one or more Objective-C native iOS apps, ideally currently available on the App Store
  • Strong CS fundamentals gained through Bachelor’s degree in CS, Math or related discipline or equivalent industry experience
  • Personal projects that show an aptitude for engineering and product sense
  • Ability to work in areas outside of their usual comfort zone and get things done quickly

iOS Engineer | Preferred:

  • Experience using Ruby-on-Rails in a production environment
  • Experience scaling high traffic websites (architecture/database/memcache/CDN)
  • Experience with server administration and Amazon Web Services (EC2/S3)

Benefits

  • Stock options
  • Paid time to travel on Airbnb
  • Competitive salaries
  • Vacation days & time off
  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance
  • Life & disability coverage
  • Apple equipment
  • Company dinners & happy hour
  • Much more…

Company Description

Airbnb is revolutionizing the way the world travels. Tagged by Time Magazine as the ‘eBay of Space’, Airbnb is a profitable, fast-growing, online marketplace giving everyday people the ability to monetize their most valuable asset: an extra bedroom, vacation rental, airbed, castle, boat, tree house or trailer. With a presence in over 8000 cities in 160 countries Airbnb is backed by Sequoia Capital and Greylock and is one of their most exciting start-ups.

We’re building an engineering team that can produce what teams 10 times our size can do.  We love what we’re building.  We talk about product daily and how we can enrich the experience of our users further.  We love working on challenging problems and working with smart engineers that can help us grow individually too.  Most of all, we value engineering.

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