Engineering Manager, Storage SRE - Careers

Airbnb

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Salary
$212,000–$265,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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About Airbnb

Founded in 2008 and formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., Airbnb is a global marketplace connecting travelers with hosts who offer unique accommodations, ranging from private rooms to entire homes. It operates a massive digital platform for booking stays, experiences, and travel services worldwide.

Airbnb currently has 75 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $204,000–$255,000 across 45 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Storage SRE - Careers

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Join Airbnb’s Storage SRE team as a Senior Manager, leading the operational ownership of mission-critical relational database fleets at internet scale. You will own the technical roadmap for integrating new distributed database technologies while ensuring reliability and performance across existing systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving tooling improvements for cluster lifecycle management, and partnering with cross-functional teams to enhance developer experiences with high-traffic storage systems. Key skills required are 9+ years of experience in database infrastructure or SRE roles, including 3+ years in engineering management, along with a solid understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. This role demands expertise in operational excellence standards and the ability to communicate technical strategies effectively to senior leadership.

Skills

PostgreSQL MySQL Docker Kubernetes AWS RDS CI/CD Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana GitLab Python SQL NoSQL Distributed Systems Cloud Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineering(SRE)

What you'll do

  • Own the Storage SRE technical roadmap for new database technologies and existing systems.
  • Lead and mentor engineers to build a high-performing team focused on operational excellence.
  • Generalize tooling for cluster lifecycle management, schema handling, and observability across databases.
  • Partner with engineering teams to ensure safe and efficient use of mission-critical storage systems.
  • Establish and maintain standards for backup, disaster recovery, and systemic reliability improvements.

What we're looking for

  • 9+ years of experience in database infrastructure, storage systems, or SRE.
  • 3+ years of leadership experience managing SRE, infrastructure, or platform teams.
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong technical background with expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technology transitions while ensuring operational excellence.
  • Solid understanding of production database operations and developer experience improvements.

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