Senior Security Engineer, Airbnb
Enterprise Security
$185-223k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Open for applications
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$185-223k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Airbnb’s Enterprise Security team is focused on proactive security and is looking for a hands-on Security Engineer who is passionate about building, defending and enabling our customers with seamless user experiences
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the threat landscape, common attacks and mitigation methods
- Ability to develop tools using an interpreted programming language (Golang, Python, Ruby, etc.)
- Familiarity with DevOps toolchain (e.g. Puppet / Chef / Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins)
- A firm grasp of or meaningful experience in the following areas:
- Operating systems internals and hardening (macOS, Linux, or Windows)
- Networking protocols and operations
- Cloud infrastructure and services platforms (AWS and GCP strongly preferred)
- Authentication, authorization and directory services
- Vulnerability management and remediation
What the job involves
- Enterprise Security partners closely with IT and Infrastructure teams to secure Airbnb’s corporate systems, network, applications and data
- Our team provides security expertise from the design to the implementation stage, builds and / or deploys tools to enhance Airbnb’s security posture, conducts assessments, and automates operational workflows
- Deploy cloud security solutions and controls in a multi-cloud (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS) and on-premise infrastructure
- Build secure access controls using modern-era tools and techniques (e.g. WebAuthn, SSH over HTTP, Ephemeral access)
- Utilize infrastructure management tooling (Puppet / Chef, Ansible,Terraform) to enable consistent hardening configs and code-driven security configurations in a multi-cloud, on-prem environment (e.g. GCP, Azure, AWS)
- Deploy Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions focusing on PII and PCI related data that may be in SaaS applications (e.g. GSuite, SalesForce, Box) and consider additional DLP strategies
- Deploy vulnerability management tools across CI/CD, compute, and container infrastructure to detect vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations
- Enable deployment of Chrome OS at scale for customer support agents to significantly reduce attack surface and improve endpoint management
- Orchestrate security posture checks on all new infrastructure deployments
- Implement endpoint state attestation tooling
- Scale proactive security controls to new environments (e.g. acquisitions)
- Development of custom and open source security solutions
- Cloud Security Architecture and posture management
- Provide security expertise and guidance on new projects and technologies
- Design and drive implementation of secure infrastructure at scale
- Perform risk assessments and build threat models of core corporate and cloud infrastructure
- Harden our clients, servers, and networks against exploitation
- Build and / or implement tools that aid in enhancing the security posture of corporate infrastructure and services
- Collaborate with CSIRT and Production Security teams on cross-functional projects to secure our services and data
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company values
- Champion the Mission: We’re united with our community to create a world where anyone can belong anywhere
- Be a Host: We're caring, open, and encouraging to everyone we work with
- Embrace the Adventure: We’re driven by curiosity, optimism, and the belief that every person can grow
- Be a Cereal Entrepreneur: We’re determined and creative in transforming our bold ambitions into reality
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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