Senior Systems Engineer, Airbnb
Biztech
$162-190k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
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$162-190k
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years as an in-house or consulting Engineer in an enterprise cloud environment
- 5+ years as an engineer with significant experience migrating on-premise tools to cloud platforms, including data transfers, pipeline creation, automation scripts, and scheduling tasks (cron jobs)
- Deep expertise and a minimum of 3+ years of hands-on experience managing, administering, and optimizing Slack, including building integrations, bots, workflows, and apps
- Hands-on coding, automation, and scripting experience with JSON, REST APIs, Java, Groovy, Python, and similar technologies; familiarity with integration platforms such as Mulesoft or Tray.io is a plus
- Demonstrated success in designing and implementing integrations across a cloud-based collaboration tech ecosystem that includes Slack, Atlassian Jira, Asana, Airtable, Moveworks, Miro, Zoom, and other SaaS applications
- Extensive hands-on experience migrating enterprise applications from on-premise environments to cloud-based platforms; bonus points for direct experience architecting these migrations
- An ability to rapidly adapt to new technologies and tools
- Knowledge and understanding of AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, Load Balancers, ECR, EKS, etc.)
- Proven capability to lead and execute projects from inception through to successful delivery
- Solid understanding of system architecture, data modeling, and integration frameworks
- Demonstrated knowledge of security and governance frameworks and best practices to ensure secure and compliant cloud solutions
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, capable of diagnosing complex technical issues and developing effective solutions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, adept at articulating complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to participate in on-call rotations across our suite of tools
What the job involves
- The Senior Systems Engineer for Collaboration Products will serve as the bridge between our current tooling landscape and the future of innovation, specifically within our Slack ecosystem
- A successful Senior Systems Engineer will utilize their hands-on technical skills and SaaS expertise to empower, optimize, and scale our collaboration tech stack, particularly emphasizing Slack features, integrations, and workflows
- Your experience in architecting and executing complex migrations from on-premise solutions to cloud environments will significantly accelerate our journey toward becoming a fully cloud-native organization
- To accomplish this, the Senior Engineer will possess natural curiosity, exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, and effective collaboration and communication capabilities to build strong relationships across BizTech, Security, Procurement, business stakeholders, and external vendors
- Designing, developing, and optimizing Slack integrations, workflows, and apps to enhance internal collaboration efficiency and user experience
- Developing custom scripts or leveraging third-party solutions to move data between collaboration tools such as Slack, Asana, Airtable, Jira Cloud, and Salesforce
- Reviewing and optimizing existing scripts and integrations for performance, scalability, and reliability
- Collaborating closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and deliver clear documentation on processes and outcomes
- Conducting regular assessments to ensure collaboration tools and integrations comply with information security and governance best practices
- Leading complex migrations from on-premise data center tools to modern cloud solutions
- Providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
- Staying current with the latest industry trends, especially related to Slack, cloud technologies, and security standards
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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