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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading engineering teams and driving technical strategy for large-scale software systems, with a focus on backend, data engineering, and machine learning platforms. Proven ability to mentor engineers, influence stakeholders, and foster a culture of diversity and belonging while delivering impactful insights through real-time and model-driven architectures.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Engineering ManagementBackend EngineeringMachine Learning PlatformsReal-Time Data ProcessingTechnical Strategy Development
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Hard Skills
Data EngineeringMachine LearningDistributed SystemsData PipelinesReal-Time ArchitecturesAI-Assisted Insight CreationExperimentation and MeasurementSoftware DevelopmentCode ReviewsSystem Architecture
Soft Skills
Strong CommunicationInfluence with StakeholdersMentoringTeam LeadershipFostering Diversity and Belonging
Industry Keywords
Tech IndustryProduct JudgmentPlatform StrategyCross-Channel DeliveryPersonalizationBusiness-Critical Platform
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesDistributed Systems
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the Insights Platform that determines what hosts are told about improving earnings, quality, and listings
- Lead a team of senior and staff engineers across data engineering, machine learning, and backend engineering
- Define and drive long-term technical strategy and architecture
- Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science leaders to set platform strategy
- Lead development of reliable, performant, and scalable systems for insight creation, personalization, cross-channel delivery, and measurement
- Provide input into team roadmap and technical direction
- Influence stakeholders to adopt team goals and roadmaps
- Identify areas for improvement and drive best practices
- Participate in hands-on development, including design and code reviews
- Mentor, guide, and support the career growth of individual contributors
- Drive the platform's evolution from batch to real-time and from rules-based to model-driven, with AI-assisted insight creation and personalization
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years of relevant experience in the tech industry
- 5+ years of experience in an Engineering Manager role, with ownership responsibility over large-scale software systems
- Strong product judgment exercised through data
- Track record of setting and holding a multi-year technical direction on a live, business-critical platform
- Experience leading a major re-architecture or transition, such as batch to real-time or rules-based to model-driven, while continuing to deliver
- Depth in backend, data or ML platforms
- Ability to understand and represent data engineering, machine learning and backend engineering
- Experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, and real-time or streaming architectures
- Experience applying ML and LLMs in production to personalize or rank what users see
- Experience using experimentation and measurement to prove impact
- Experience managing and growing senior and staff engineers
- Strong communication and influence with technical and non-technical partners
- Demonstrated ability to set shared standards and align multiple teams and organizations on a common platform approach
- Proven track record of fostering a culture of Diversity and Belonging
- Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity
Benefits
Comp & perks- Bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility
- Benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
- Remote-eligible work arrangement
- Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with the manager
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities