Engineering Manager, Airbnb
Cloud & Data Security
$212-265k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$212-265k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 9+ years of Engineering Experience, with at least 5+ years in Security Engineering or a related Infrastructure discipline, and 3+ years of People Management experience leading a team of Security Engineers
- Proven experience leading security engineering teams working on cloud infrastructure, data security, or platform security at scale
- Deep understanding of modern cloud security practices across AWS (or comparable), including IAM, network security, secrets management, and workload identity
- Strong technical judgment across infrastructure security domains: Kubernetes, container security, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native detection and prevention controls
- Familiarity with securing data platforms and pipelines, including access controls, encryption, and data governance patterns
- Track record of coaching and growing security engineers, including through performance management, career development, and difficult feedback
- Strong partnership skills: ability to work alongside infrastructure and platform teams as an embedded security partner rather than an external gatekeeper
- Strong communication skills, including translating complex technical decisions for executive audiences and cross-functional partners
- Enterprise security experience (identity, endpoint, corporate infrastructure) is a plus but not required
What the job involves
- Airbnb's Security Engineering organization protects a global community of millions of Hosts and guests. The Cloud & Data Security team is responsible for the security of the infrastructure and data platforms that Airbnb runs on - spanning cloud environments, data infrastructure, identity and access, and the paved roads that engineering teams build on every day
- We partner closely with other Information Security teams, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Platform, and Enterprise teams to make secure the easiest path for engineers to take
- As the Engineering Manager for Cloud & Data Security, you will lead a team of security engineers responsible for securing Airbnb's cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and the controls that govern how sensitive data is accessed and moved
- You will set the team's technical direction, coach engineers through complex architectural work, and partner across the company to raise the bar on how Airbnb builds and operates its infrastructure
- You will own the team's roadmap, its people, and its outcomes, building a durable, high-trust function that shifts security left through paved roads, automation, and deep partnership with the teams you protect
- Lead and grow a team of security engineers focused on cloud infrastructure security, data security, and identity and access controls
- Set and drive the team's roadmap in alignment with organizational security priorities, balancing embedded partnership with high-leverage automation and paved-road investment
- Partner with Infrastructure, Data Platform, and Application Security teams to embed security into how Airbnb builds, deploys, and operates its systems
- Guide the team through complex architectural decisions across cloud (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, data infrastructure, and identity systems
- Coach engineers through career growth, technical development, and difficult moments - building a team where people stay, grow, and do their best work
- Communicate technical direction, risk posture, and progress clearly to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Continuously raise the bar on the team's technical craft, operational excellence, and ways of working
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
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 HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
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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