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Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform

Drive projects to enhance AI tools for software development in a remote-eligible role at Airbnb.

Location
United States
Compensation
$212k–$265k/yr
Level
staff
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 4 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago

What you'll build

  • Collaborate with team members to identify opportunities for improving developers’ productivity
  • Drive roadmap projects and deliver high-quality results
  • Improve existing frameworks and toolings

Must have

  • 9+ years of industry experience in software development
  • Experience building reliable developer tooling in Go
  • iOS development experience in Swift

Nice to have

  • Experience designing and developing build systems
  • Experience leveraging Agentic AI to improve software development workflows

Practical constraints

  • Ability to travel to the San Francisco office for about a week each quarter

AI in the day-to-day

Improve AI agents’ effectiveness across the software development workflow by providing the right tools.

Requirements

Experience
9+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Equity/Stock Options Remote Work

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Staff Software Engineer for the iOS Platform at Airbnb focuses on enhancing developer productivity by improving AI tools and workflows. Key skills include extensive experience in software development, particularly with Swift, Go, and Ruby, as well as a strong background in building reliable developer tooling. This position is suited for seasoned professionals with over nine years of experience, particularly those familiar with large-scale codebases and AI integration. The iOS Platform team is dedicated to evolving core libraries and frameworks to support a high-quality development environment.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 11, 2026. Last confirmed on Airbnb's careers page October 13, 2026.
  • Salary band is above the typical range for Mobile roles (median ~$188,033).
  • Starts above 53% of 15 comparable staff mobile roles in United States we track (median $204,000 across 13 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform role remote?
It's hybrid — Airbnb expects some on-site time in United States.
What's the salary range?
Airbnb lists $212,000–$265,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 9 years of relevant experience for this Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform role.
Where is the role based?
Airbnb is hiring for this position in United States.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI, Go, Ruby, Swift, Swift Macros, Swift Testing.
What seniority level is this role?
Airbnb targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform role at Airbnb.

From the original posting

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

The iOS Platform team’s mission is to provide best-in-class experience for iOS 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 and tooling to build systems, CI, Testing, and AI automations. We maintain and evolve the core libraries & frameworks that underlie most of the Airbnb iOS app and enable product engineers to build great features. Our application is nearly 100% written in Swift and we adopt the latest Apple technologies including SwiftUI, Swift Macros, Swift Testing, and structured concurrency.

The Difference You Will Make:

In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving projects that improve AI agents’ effectiveness across the software development workflow by providing the right tools to get work done efficiently and reliably, with high-quality results.

A Typical Day:

  • Collaborate with team members & cross functional partners to identify opportunities for improving our developers’ productivity.
  • Drive roadmap projects and deliver high-quality results to further our mission.
  • Improve our existing frameworks & toolings to deliver on our ambitious vision.


Your Expertise:

  • 9+ years of industry experience in software development.
  • Experience building reliable developer tooling in Go.
  • Experience working with Ruby and maintaining or improving existing tooling.
  • Experience leveraging Agentic AI to improve software development workflows and drive large scale migrations.
  • Experience identifying and addressing inefficiencies in AI agent workflows to improve execution time, token efficiency, reliability, and quality.
  • Experience working in medium- to large-scale codebases.
  • iOS development experience in Swift, including building applications, libraries, and frameworks.
  • [Nice to have] Experience designing and developing build systems (e.g. Bazel).
  • Ability to travel to the San Francisco office for about a week each quarter for gatherings.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Pay Range
$212,000—$265,000 USD

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