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Staff Data Engineer, SRE

Airbnb

Airbnb

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Data Science
United States
Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, Hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.

The Community You Will Join:

We are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to join our Site Reliability Engineering team. As a Staff Data Engineer, you will work closely with our engineering teams to ensure our services are properly instrumented and able to scale with our growing business. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the data pipeline infrastructure to collect, process and store large amounts of data that we generate. This is a staff level position and the ideal candidate should have at least 6-8 years of relevant experience.

The Difference You Will Make:

By designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable data pipelines, you will enable the reliability teams to efficiently access and utilize data for insights and informed decision-making. Ultimately your curiosity and knack for data will enable us to systematically identify leading reliability indicators, which will drive how we strategically invest in reliability efforts.

A Typical Day:

  • Design and build data pipelines to ingest, process, and store data generated by our systems, services and applications.
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance ETL processes to ensure data accuracy and consistency across multiple systems and data stores.
  • Implement monitoring and alerting systems to ensure data pipeline performance and reliability.
  • Partner with other engineers and data scientists to design and implement data models and schemas that support data analysis and business insights.
  • Create and maintain documentation for data pipeline architecture, data schemas, and data flows.
  • Ensure that data security and privacy standards are maintained throughout the data pipeline.
  • Continuously evaluate and implement new technologies to improve our data pipeline performance and scalability.


Your Expertise:

  • 9+ years of experience in a data engineering or software engineering role, with a focus on large scale data processing and storage.
  • Strong coding skills in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, or Flink.
  • Experience with cloud-based data processing and storage technologies such as AWS EMR, S3, Redshift, or Google Cloud Dataproc, BigQuery, or Cloud Storage.
  • Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
  • Experience with data streaming and real-time data processing technologies such as Kafka or Kinesis.
  • Experience with Apache Airflow to build data pipelines. The candidate should be proficient in using Apache Airflow to create workflows, automate data pipelines, and manage dependencies.
  • Deep understanding of visualization platforms such as Superset and Tableau to create visually compelling and informative reports that help stakeholders reason about complex data.
  • Understanding of data security and privacy best practices.
  • Experience with version control systems such as Git.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

Pay Range
$200,000$254,000 USD

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