Senior Backend Software Engineer, Media Ingestion & Serving at Airbnb

You're a seasoned backend software engineer with at least five years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, particularly those involving media processing or metadata management. You're comfortable working with languages like Java or Kotlin and have a knack for designing robust APIs and data models. **What makes it worth a look...** Airbnb is offering a fully remote position within the USA with a competitive salary range of $191,000 to $223,000 annually. This role is central to building and scaling the platform that powers all of Airbnb's media experiences. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 5+ years of backend software engineering experience * Have experience with media-related technologies (image processing, video transcoding, metadata management) * Have built data pipelines or platforms for ML/AI workflows * Are proficient in Java, Kotlin, or similar backend languages