Senior Web Software Engineer, Data Science (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Airbnb is a global company that connects hosts and guests through unique stays and experiences. They are seeking a Senior Web Software Engineer to partner with the Data Science team in developing prototypes that leverage advanced data models to address critical business and user problems.

Responsibilities:

• Co-develop prototypes with Data Scientists, partnering with them to talk through proposed data models, identify open questions, and plan the most effective ways to answer those questions and showcase the results to various stakeholders.

• Choose implementation approaches that strike an appropriate balance between speed and realism that will enable your prototypes to provide answers with sufficient confidence as quickly as possible.

• Build APIs that provide data from backend systems for use in your own and in other prototypes.

• Guide data scientists in building their own prototypes to address their open questions and demonstrate the value of proposed solutions.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 6+ years of experience in a hands-on web development role, particularly front-end development

• Strong understanding of data visualization fundamentals

• Expertise with TypeScript/JavaScript/React and low-level data visualization frameworks like d3/visx or webgl

• Experience building custom interactions and novel user interface components

• Strong communication skills and experience working closely with data scientists and/or ML engineers

Preferred:

• Prior experience in a prototyping role

Company:

Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the Internet. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Public Company. Airbnb has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.