Overview
Technologies
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Jobs
Financials

How Airbnb hires

Truth index
B 83/100
Median time to fill
46 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
68%
Reposted roles
3%

Airbnb scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 40 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 68% have gone stale and 3% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 46 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 217 · green card filings: 26
  • Canada · Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 1
  • United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)

Visa details by country

Overview

Airbnb is an American travel company founded in San Francisco in 2008 that runs a global marketplace for short and long-term stays in homes rather than hotels. Hosts list rooms, apartments and houses across more than two hundred countries while the platform handles search, identity verification, payments, insurance cover and dispute resolution, taking a fee from both sides of each booking. Listed on Nasdaq since 2020, the company has expanded beyond accommodation into curated Experiences and Services such as chefs, training and spa treatments, positioning itself as a broader travel and hosting platform.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Airbnb over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
176
Postings analysed
240
Stack modernity
81/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL39%
Python35%
Java22%
Kotlin16%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch8%
React.js7%
TensorFlow6%
PyTorch C++3%
Databases
Trino3%
Presto3%
ElasticSearch2%
MySQL2%
Cloud & platforms
Kubernetes10%
Spark10%
Tableau8%
Apache Kafka7%
AI & ML
LLM21%
Claude7%
ChatGPT3%
Gemini2%
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Full Airbnb tech stack 176 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$225k
Typical range
$27k – $365k
Open positions
98
97 Jobs
Junior 1%
Middle 10.3%
Senior 28.9%
Staff 51.5%
Principal 8.2%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $175k $175k
Middle 10 $48k $27k – $160k
Senior 28 $225k $30k – $310k
Staff 50 $249k $45k – $310k
Principal 8 $206k $120k – $365k
Highest paying role Principal Machine Learning Engineer- LLM Fine-tuning and Optimization $365k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Airbnb By role, level and city, against the market · 98 jobs with pay

Products

Host Tools
Host tools cover pricing suggestions, calendar management, co-hosting and performance analytics. They let individuals and professional managers operate listings at scale.
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AirCover
AirCover is the protection programme covering hosts against damage and guests against listings that do not match their description. It includes liability insurance and rebooking support.
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Services
Services lets guests book chefs, massages, training and photography during a trip or at home. It extends the platform's revenue beyond accommodation nights.
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Experiences
Experiences are activities hosted by locals, from cooking classes to guided walks, bookable alongside a stay. The category was relaunched in 2025 with a curated inventory.
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Stays
Stays is the core marketplace for booking homes, rooms and unique properties worldwide. It covers search, messaging, payment, cancellation policies and host protection.
airbnb.com

People

Brian Chesky
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb in 2008 and leads it as chief executive. A designer by training, he drives the company's product direction personally through its founder mode operating style.
Joe Gebbia
Co-Founder
Joe Gebbia co-founded Airbnb and led design and the Samara innovation studio. He stepped back from day-to-day work in 2022 and remains on the board.
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Nathan Blecharczyk co-founded Airbnb as its first engineer and now serves as chief strategy officer and chairman of Airbnb China. He built the platform's original booking and payments systems.
Ellie Mertz
Chief Financial Officer
Ellie Mertz leads Airbnb's finance organisation. She joined the company in 2013 and previously ran financial planning and analysis.
Laurence Tosi
Executive Officer
Belinda Johnson
Executive Officer
Greg Greeley
Executive Officer
Ari Balogh
Executive Officer
Dave Stephenson
Executive Officer
Killian Pattwell
Directors
Andrea Finnegan
Directors
Richard Lombard
Directors
Names and roles come from public filings, company registers and the company's own site. Is this you? Correct or remove · How we handle this data

Growth

Hiring Momentum
84/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
131
52 opened / 98 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
46 days
faster than 29% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
21% ▲
Product
11% ▼
Marketing
7% ▲
Analytics
5%
AI/ML
5% ▼
Sales
5%
Actively hiring for Backend (+27 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+14 jobs in a week Oct 2026
Added dbt to stack Oct 2026
Added Swift Testing to stack Oct 2026
Added Claude Code to stack Oct 2026
Added TypeScript to stack Oct 2026
Added React.js to stack Oct 2026
Added JavaScript to stack Oct 2026
Added State Management to stack Oct 2026
Added MVVM to stack Oct 2026
Added MVI to stack Oct 2026
Added Jetpack Compose to stack Oct 2026
Added Dependency Injection to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
47
Hiring now
17
Countries
29
Busiest office
San Francisco
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San Francisco United States
HQ
San Francisco, United States
11 open roles 30 posted in 90 days 36% engineering 45% remote 500-1000 est. staff $230k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Product, Backend
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Bengaluru India
Engineering / R&D
Bangalore, India
5 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 60% remote 200-500 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Backend, Leadership
seen since Aug 2025 careers board, job postings
London United Kingdom
Sales office
London, United Kingdom
5 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 20% remote 200-500 est. staff $121k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Leadership, HR
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
Singapore Singapore
Remote hub
Singapore, Singapore
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 100% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Design, Management
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Tokyo Japan
Corporate office
Tokyo, Japan
4 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 25% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Legal, Marketing
seen since Feb 2026 job postings
Mexico City Mexico
Sales office
Mexico City, Mexico
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 67% remote 50-200 est. staff $73k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing, Sales, Field & Service
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Paris France
Sales office
Paris, France
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff $94k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics, Finance
seen since May 2026 job postings
Milan Italy
Sales office
Milan, Italy
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $62k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing
seen since Jul 2026 careers board, job postings
Seoul South Korea
Support & operations
Seoul, South Korea
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management, Public Policy
seen since May 2026 job postings
Gurgaon India
Regional office
Gurugram, India
1 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 200-500 est. staff $30k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
seen since Jun 2026 careers board
Berlin Germany
Sales office
Berlin, Germany
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $94k Avg Salary
hires for Management
seen since Feb 2026 careers board, job postings
Barcelona Spain
Regional office
Barcelona, Spain
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $112k Avg Salary
hires for Communications
seen since Jun 2026 careers board, job postings
São Paulo Brazil
Sales office
São Paulo, Brazil
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff $27k Avg Salary
hires for Marketing
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Manila Philippines
Support & operations
Manila, Philippines
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Bangkok Thailand
Sales office
Bangkok, Thailand
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings
Dublin Ireland
Regional office
Dublin, Ireland
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for HR
seen since Oct 2026 careers board
Denpasar Indonesia
Sales office
Bali
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since Oct 2026 careers board, job postings
Beijing China
Regional office
Beijing, China
10-50 est. staff
seen since Mar 2026 careers board
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Regional office
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
careers board
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong, China
careers board
Los Angeles United States
Regional office
Los Angeles, United States
seen since Sep 2026 careers board
Guangzhou China
Regional office
Guangzhou, China
careers board
Buenos Aires Argentina
Regional office
Buenos Aires, Argentina
careers board
Moscow Russia
Regional office
Moscow, Russia
careers board
Chicago United States
Regional office
Chicago, United States
careers board
Amsterdam Netherlands
Regional office
Amsterdam, Netherlands
careers board
Jakarta Indonesia
Regional office
Jakarta
careers board
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Regional office
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
careers board
Atlanta United States
Regional office
Atlanta, United States
careers board
Johannesburg South Africa
Regional office
Johannesburg, South Africa
careers board
Chongqing China
Regional office
Chongqing, China
careers board
Chengdu China
Regional office
Chengdu, China
careers board
Changsha China
Regional office
Changsha, China
careers board
Melbourne Australia
Regional office
Melbourne, Australia
careers board
Brussels Belgium
Regional office
Brussels, Belgium
careers board
Brisbane Australia
Regional office
Brisbane, Australia
careers board
Copenhagen Denmark
Regional office
Copenhagen, Denmark
careers board
Hanoi Vietnam
Regional office
Hanoi, Vietnam
careers board
Dallas United States
Regional office
Dallas, United States
careers board
Miami United States
Regional office
Miami, United States
careers board
Houston United States
Regional office
Houston, United States
careers board
Montreal Canada
Regional office
Montreal, Canada
careers board
Luxembourg City Luxembourg
Regional office
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
careers board
Cape Town South Africa
Regional office
Cape Town, South Africa
careers board
Mill Valley United States
Plant / site
Mill Valley, United States
careers board
Dali China
Regional office
Dali, China
careers board
Lijiang China
Regional office
Lijiang, China
careers board
Earlier presence
Sydney, Australia 1 open roles · last posting Jun 2026
New York, United States 1 open roles · last posting Sep 2026

Jobs

≈ $32k – $91k per year (Estimated) • Remote (India) • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Bengaluru
Python
Java
Ruby
Machine Learning
Management
Agile
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≈ $171k – $295k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • 9+ years exp • London
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$212k – $265k per year • Remote (United States) • 10+ years exp • United States
LLM
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$180k – $224k per year • In office • 10+ years exp • United States
SQL
Claude Code
Apply
$200k – $250k per year • Remote (United States) • 10+ years exp • United States
Kubernetes
Apply
$21k – $30k per year • Hybrid • 5+ years exp • Gurgaon • Bengaluru
Python
SQL
Presto
AI/ML
Spark
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
Semantic Search
Human-in-the-Loop
Semantic Search
LLM Guardrails
Analytics
Tableau
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$192k – $240k per year • Remote (United States, PST hours) • 10+ years exp • United States
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$212k – $265k per year • Remote (United States) • 9+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • United States
AI Agents
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≈ $158k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
JavaScript
Java
Kotlin
Machine Learning
Frontend
React.js
Analytics
A/B Testing
Apply
Remote (Brazil) • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Brazil
Python
Go
JavaScript
Kotlin
TypeScript
CI/CD
Jenkins
Git
Spinnaker
Buildkite
QA
Cypress
Playwright
Apply
≈ $60k – $133k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Brazil) • 8+ years exp • Brazil
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Trino
AI/ML
Spark
Airflow
AI Agents
Context Engineering
Frontend
React.js
Analytics
Superset
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≈ $58k – $129k per year (Estimated) • Remote (Brazil) • 5+ years exp • Brazil
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
Trino
AI/ML
Spark
Airflow
Frontend
React.js
Analytics
Superset
Apply

Financials

Est. Annual Revenue
$12.2B
2025
Total raised
$5.6B
Latest round
IPO
Funding rounds
4
Investors
4
Revenue +10% YoY
Estimate Modelled from public signals, not audited accounts - read it as an order of magnitude.
Est. Annual Revenue, 2019 — 2025
YearEstimateLowHigh
2019 $4.8B $4.8B $4.8B
2020 $3.4B $3.4B $3.4B
2021 $6B $6B $6B
2022 $8.4B $8.4B $8.4B
2023 $9.9B $9.9B $9.9B
2024 $11.1B $11.1B $11.1B
2025 $12.2B $12.2B $12.2B
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount Valuation
IPO 2020 $3.5B $47B
Series D 2015 $1.5B $25.5B
Series C 2014 $475M $10B
Series B 2011 $112M $1.3B
Key Investors
Y Combinator $20k
Y Combinator funded Airbnb in its winter 2009 batch when the founders were selling cereal boxes to stay afloat. The accelerator's cheque was the company's first capital.
ycombinator.com
Founders Fund $200M
Founders Fund invested in Airbnb's growth rounds. The firm backs marketplaces and companies reshaping physical industries.
foundersfund.com
Andreessen Horowitz $112M
Andreessen Horowitz led Airbnb's Series B round in 2011 at a valuation above one billion dollars. The firm stayed a shareholder through the listing.
a16z.com
Sequoia Capital $585k
Sequoia Capital led Airbnb's seed round in 2009 and became its largest venture shareholder. The investment is among the most profitable in the firm's history.
sequoiacap.com