Senior Client Platform Engineer, Airbnb
$162.5-199.5k
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Job no longer available
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$162.5-199.5k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Know one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Swift, Ruby, Python, Go
- Experience of managing macOS at scale
- Bonus points if it’s with open source tools (e.g Munki or Puppet / Chef)
- Have a security first mindset, with knowledge of security principles such as Zero Trust
- Passion for endpoint management using DevOps methodologies
- You may have experience of:
- Managing Windows using open source tools (e.g Gorilla / Chocolatey or Puppet / Chef)
- Using Google’s API to manage Chrome OS
- Open source MDM, such as MicroMDM or NanoMDM
- Bonus points if you have knowledge of the Apple MDM protocol
- Deploying infrastructure in cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Client Engineer to help shape and define the next iteration of the tools and infrastructure that manages our macOS, Chrome OS, Windows and Mobile endpoints
- We focus on automation, running at a global scale and most importantly, being a host to our end users
- Our tools enable Airbnb employees to do amazing things, whilst keeping the company’s, our Hosts and Guests information secure
- Stateful MDM orchestration
- Beyondcorp and Zero Trust initiatives
- CI/CD for client engineering tools and processes
- Help drive the endpoint security model working closely with security engineering teams, and establish best practices in an enterprise environment
- Respond to and participate in resolution of endpoint security compromises, malware, and vulnerabilities
- Act as consultants and SMEs to other engineering teams at Airbnb for the platforms we own and support
- Participate in a paid on call rotation
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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