Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse

Airbnb is a global platform connecting hosts and guests through unique stays and experiences. The Data Warehouse Infrastructure team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, build, operate, and improve scalable big data compute platforms supporting ETL, analytics, and machine learning.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build the next generation big data compute platform to empower data ETL, analytics and machine learning at Airbnb
• Operate, manage and improve the reliability, performance, observability and cost efficiency of the platform
• Write maintainable and self-documenting code, perform code reviews
• Work on, and contribute to open source software, and have industry impact

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience working with data infrastructure, with a focus on big data technologies
• Proficiency in big data technologies such as Spark, Presto/ Trino, Kubernates
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala
• Extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Familiar with database systems, both SQL and NoSQL
• Proven ability to collaborate with other teams to define system requirements, identify potential solutions, and test and integrate systems
• Capacity to troubleshoot and resolve complex data infrastructure problems
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred