Airbnb Engineering Blog

We track 33 mobile engineering articles by the Airbnb team, published 2016 to 2025. They cover Android, iOS and React Native. Airbnb writes most about UI Performance, Testing and Animation.

Airbnb is a global marketplace for short-term home rentals, experiences, and travel accommodations. Known for pioneering mobile-first design patterns, their engineering team has contributed significantly to open-source projects like Lottie and Epoxy. The platform connects over 4 million hosts with guests in 220+ countries.

33 articles · Android, iOS, React Native, Mobile Web

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Airbnb mobile tech stack & focus areas

Built from the platforms and topics of 33 articles the team published.

Platforms: Android 18

iOS 16

React Native 2

Mobile Web 1
Frequent topics: UI Performance 10

Testing 8

Animation 4

SwiftUI 3

Jetpack Compose 3

Performance Profiling 3

Architecture 3

Build Time 3
Publishing since: 2016 · latest in 2025
Official blog: medium.com/airbnb-engineering

Most notable Airbnb articles

One pick for each topic the team covers most.

Testing · UI Performance Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 4: Testing ViewModels) Dec 13, 2019 Testing · Build Time Unlocking Test Performance: Migrating from Mocha to Jest Jun 15, 2017 Architecture · Rewrite Sunsetting React Native Jun 19, 2018

All Airbnb articles by year

2025 3

Why Airbnb’s React Native Experiment Ended With a Complete Rewrite | by Yash Batra | JavaScript in Plain English Oct 26, 2025 · React Native
Understanding and Improving SwiftUI Performance Sep 6, 2025 · iOS
Understanding and Improving SwiftUI Performance Jun 24, 2025 · iOS

2024 4

Animations: Bringing the Host Passport to Life on iOS May 7, 2024 · iOS
Introducing Trio | Part III Apr 11, 2024 · Android
Introducing Trio | Part II Apr 4, 2024 · Android
Introducing Trio | Part I Mar 28, 2024 · Android

2023 2

Unlocking SwiftUI at Airbnb Sep 21, 2023 · iOS
Flexible Continuous Integration for iOS May 10, 2023 · iOS

2022 1

Announcing Lottie 4.0 for iOS Dec 6, 2022 · iOS

2021 6

Airbnb's Page Performance Score on Android Dec 17, 2021 · Android
Airbnb's Page Performance Score on iOS Dec 13, 2021 · iOS
Creating Airbnb's Page Performance Score Nov 18, 2021 · iOS / Android
Designing for Productivity in a Large-Scale iOS Application Oct 5, 2021 · iOS
A Deep Dive into Airbnb’s Server-Driven UI System Jun 29, 2021 · iOS / Android
How We Enable Airbnb Team Members To Code Like A Mobile Engineer Mar 31, 2021 · iOS

2020 9

Motion Engineering at Scale Sep 8, 2020 · iOS / Android
Lottie and Swift at Airbnb Aug 11, 2020 · iOS
Making Airbnb's Android App More Accessible Apr 14, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 6) Apr 7, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 5) Mar 31, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 4) Mar 24, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 3) Mar 17, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 2) Mar 10, 2020 · Android
Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 1) Mar 3, 2020 · Android

2019 1

Better Android Testing at Airbnb (Part 4: Testing ViewModels) Dec 13, 2019 · Android

2018 2

Introducing AloeStackView for iOS Oct 30, 2018 · iOS
Sunsetting React Native Jun 19, 2018 · React Native

2017 3

Building Mixed Language iOS Projects with Buck Jul 1, 2017 · iOS
Unlocking Test Performance: Migrating from Mocha to Jest Jun 15, 2017 · Mobile Web
Messaging Sync: Scaling Mobile Messaging at Airbnb May 1, 2017 · Android / iOS

2016 2

Epoxy: Airbnb's View Architecture on Android Dec 1, 2016 · Android
Android: An Exercise in "Ship It" May 11, 2016 · Android