Senior Software Engineer, Airbnb
Workflow Orchestration
$191-225k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$191-225k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on data infrastructure or supporting data engineers and/or data scientists
- Strong programming skills in one or more of the following languages: Java and Python
- Experience building data applications that create and implement higher-level abstractions on top of the lower-level data infrastructure to simplify complex data operations, improve scalability, and enhance overall system performance
- Experience with data modeling, database design and various SQL dialects
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Extensive background in workflow orchestration solutions such as Apache Airflow, Luigi, Azkaban, Oozie, Prefect or Kubeflow
- Utilize experience in Data Engineering to optimize processes and bring forth new ideas and technologies that enhance our data capabilities
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to build empathetic tools and platforms
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
What the job involves
- Data represents the voice of Airbnb’s users at scale. The Workflow Orchestration team is responsible for the data workflow orchestration solution, which powers a big range of data use cases from offline data analytics, experiments, to AI/ML model developments, trainings
- We are the founding team of Apache Airflow and a team with rich and diverse experience in different orchestration solutions
- Architect, design, and implement scalable, reliable, and highly available data infrastructure solutions to support workflow orchestration across the company
- Develop and maintain automation tools, streamlining deployment and management of the workflow orchestration platform
- Collaborate with infrastructure engineers, data engineers, and other users of the data warehouse to ensure efficient integration and smooth operation of our platform with other systems and services
- Conduct performance testing and help optimize our orchestration platform to meet the evolving needs of internal users
- Manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks, communicating progress and status with key stakeholders
- Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and pair programming sessions to foster knowledge-sharing and team growth
- Provide input on best practices to improve scalability, reliability, and usability for the data platform
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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