Airbnb18.04.2026
Principal Software Engineer, Performance
Remote-US
Обязанности
- 01Define and drive Airbnb's long-term performance strategy, spanning product performance, infrastructure efficiency, and business objectives for scale and growth
- 02Lead the architecture and development of performance profiling and instrumentation infrastructure, covering CPU, GPU, memory, request hot paths, utilization, and deployment events, making these capabilities available to all backend teams
- 03Partner with infrastructure teams across compute, reliability, backend frameworks, and AI Infra to ensure the fleet operates at optimal utilization
- 04Connect performance outcomes to business objectives and company-wide SLOs, and guide engineering teams in keeping the stack scalable and efficient
- 05Evaluate emerging hardware and software technologies, engage with the external solutions ecosystem, and advise on build vs. buy decisions in areas of strategic importance
- 06Mentor and technically uplevel engineers across the organization through design reviews, architectural guidance, and performance best practices
Требования
- 0112+ years of performance engineering experience in high-scale, high-growth production environments
- 02Deep understanding of how software and hardware systems interact at scale, including architectural patterns for performance-critical stacks
- 03Strong familiarity with public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- 04Experience with profiling and instrumentation tooling across CPU, GPU, memory, and distributed request tracing
- 05Demonstrated ability to define performance objectives and drive delivery against company-wide SLOs across multiple organizations
- 06Strong communication and influence skills; comfortable driving technical direction with senior engineering and product leadership
Условия
- 01US - Remote Eligible
- 02The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager
- 03While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity