Software Engineer, Airbnb.org (contract)
Airbnb
Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 60-71 / hour
Posted on Mar 6, 2026
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million hosts. 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. Airbnb's various functions embody the company's innovative spirit and our team is committed to leading as a 21st century company. About the Team Airbnb.org, is a non-profit organization that builds on a long history of connecting people in times of crisis to safe, comfortable places to stay. We have helped provide safe housing for over 250,000 people to date in response to hundreds of emergency events around the world including hurricanes, wildfires, and refugee crises. About the Position As a full stack engineer at Airbnb.org, you will help us grow our global emergency response program. In this position, you will partner with the broader technical organization, product, research and operations teams to deliver flexible solutions to help us support people in times of need. We are a small, distributed team working in a new and evolving space, so our team members must be comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities as crises occur globally. Your day-to-day responsibilities include:
Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please connect with your talent sourcing partner.
Pay Rate Range: $60-71/hr
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
- Collaborate with cross functional partners on all aspects of product development
- Identify and advocate for areas of improvement through data insights and research.
- Quickly build context in unfamiliar codebases across Airbnb’s product to enable Airbnb.org-specific capabilities What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering, bootcamp or equivalent
- 4+ years industry experience delivering web applications
- Demonstrable command of modern programming languages like Java, Python, Typescript, etc.
- Experience working with distributed systems and developing solutions to ambiguous technical problems
- Ability to effectively communicate with non-technical stakeholders Nice to haves:
- Experience with GraphQL, Service Oriented systems and standard web technologies.
- Experience or desire to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams with design, product, data science, and research partners
- Experience working in fast-paced organizations
- Experience in Agile SDLC processes
Airbnb is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, and allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance, or reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please connect with your talent sourcing partner.
Pay Rate Range: $60-71/hr
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K