Senior Software Engineer - Android Platform

The Community You Will Join:

The Android Platform team’s mission is to provide best-in-class experience for Android development at Airbnb to empower engineers to deliver innovative solutions with high velocity and quality at scale. We’re ambitious in our vision and our work spans a large surface area from frameworks & toolings to build systems C TestingI and IDE integrations. Some of our latest work are Trio an Android framework for Jetpack Compose screen architecture and Focus Mode an Android Studio plugin to supercharge IDE & Sync performance among many more.

The Difference You Will Make:

Over the last few years we’ve built a few IDE integrations that simplify the development lifecycle by providing the tooling our developers need at the moments they need them. We are expanding our efforts in this space by upleveling our current plugins UX and re-imagining how to apply LLMs to improve our developers’ productivity. The solutions we build in this space are not only used by Android Studio users but also by the larger community of Airbnb developers using IntelliJ IDEA.

We’re looking for a person with a good eye on details and a passion for building great user experiences to help us customize our IDEs through innovative solutions to accelerate the developers productivity.

A Typical Day:

• Research best UX patterns especially in the IDE space.

• Revamp UX for our existing plugins.

• Build UX for new plugins including LLMs applications.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Your Expertise:

• 5+ years of industry experience building Android apps using Kotlin.

• 2+ years of experience building apps using Jetpack Compose.

• Passion for building interactive and delightful user experiences.

• [Nice to have] Experience working in large scale codebases.

• [Nice to have] Experience building Android Studio / IntelliJ IDEA plugins.

• [Nice to have] Experience using Compose for desktop.

Your Location:

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. While the position is Remote Eligible you must live in a state where Airbnb Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement and allow us to attract creatively-led people and to develop the best products services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application please contact us at: [email protected] . Please include your full name the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

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