Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering - Careers

Airbnb

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $191,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: today

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This role $208k

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This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$226,575 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

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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 80 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $204,000–$255,000 across 49 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering - Careers

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As part of Airbnb’s Data Infrastructure organization, you will join the Data Stewardship or Users and Contextualization Data & AI teams as a senior data engineer with 6+ years of experience. Your role involves architecting and productionizing batch and real-time data systems to support business needs, ensuring high-quality data through robust monitoring practices, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable solutions. You will work extensively with technologies like Spark, Kafka, Flink, HBase, Java, Scala, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift, and BigQuery, while also integrating machine learning models into data systems when necessary. This role is crucial for enhancing Airbnb’s data foundation by improving the quality of user, listing, and marketplace data, directly impacting product development and business decisions.

Skills

Spark Kafka Flink HBase Java Scala Python SQL PostgreSQL MySQL Redshift BigQuery CI/CD Docker Terraform AWS Kubernetes Git JIRA Confluence

What you'll do

Design and optimize data models for efficient storage and retrieval.
Ensure the quality, performance, and stability of data systems through robust practices.
Architect and productionize batch and real-time data systems to support business needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on data requirements and develop scalable systems.
Mentor and coach team members to enhance their skills and performance.
Contribute to long-term data strategies and roadmaps within the organization.

What we're looking for

9+ years of industry experience with a relevant degree or equivalent.
Extensive experience designing and operating distributed data platforms at scale.
Expertise in Java, Scala, Python, SQL, and data processing technologies.
Proven ability to design and optimize batch and real-time data pipelines.
Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams for data-driven decisions.
Advanced analytical skills focusing on data quality, governance, and reliability.
Experience working with relational and columnar databases in data modeling.

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