Key skills
Engineering ManagementSoftware DevelopmentDistributed SystemsDatabasesLarge-scale Infrastructure ServicesSystem DesignPublic Cloud PlatformsComputeStorageNetworkingKubernetesSecurity SystemsAWSAzureGCPLeadershipCommunication
About this role
Airbnb is a global hospitality company that has grown significantly since its inception in 2007. The Engineering Manager for the Data Movement and Transformation team will lead a group of engineers in building and operating systems that power Airbnb's data movement infrastructure, ensuring reliable and scalable data pipelines across multiple storage systems.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a talented and diverse group of engineers responsible for building and operating the systems that power Airbnb’s data movement infrastructure
- Develop the control plane responsible for defining, orchestrating, and operating data pipelines reliably at scale
- Guide architectural direction and stay engaged with key technical designs, serving as a thought partner and sounding board for engineers and tech leads
- Synthesize complex technical topics and represent the team’s work, priorities, and tradeoffs to senior leadership and partner teams
- Collaborate with Data Movement, Online Data, and Offline Data teams to ensure Airbus integrates seamlessly across Airbnb’s broader data ecosystem
- Hire and develop exceptional engineers, providing mentorship, feedback, and career growth opportunities
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence and operational rigor, balancing thoughtful design with the ability to move fast responsibly
- Represent Airbnb in open source communities and external partnerships to help shape the ecosystem around the technologies the team builds upon
Requirements:
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, with 8+ years of relevant software development experience in a fast-paced technology environment
- Experience building and operating distributed systems, databases, or large-scale infrastructure services
- Experience designing and evolving systems intended to operate reliably over long time horizons
- Experience scaling teams and contributing to organizational design in growing engineering organizations
- Strong familiarity with at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and core infrastructure primitives such as compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, and security systems
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and product organizations