Senior Systems Engineer – Tech Foundations

Airbnb

. Build systems powering Airbnb content management, including advanced authoring, content workflows, content-quality analytics, compliance auditing, and AI-assisted writer experiences .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $164,000 - $193,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining complex systems within integrated enterprise environments, with a strong focus on author-facing tools and workflows. Proficient in both front-end and back-end development, particularly with TypeScript, React, and Node.js, while effectively collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring engineers.

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Contentstack ExperienceTypeScript DevelopmentReact DevelopmentAI-Assisted AuthoringData Analysis

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Hard Skills

System DesignEnterprise CMSFront-End DevelopmentBack-End DevelopmentData ProcessingHigh-Performance ToolingTechnical DocumentationCode ReviewTaxonomy ManagementAPI Design

Soft Skills

Project ManagementCollaborationMentoringProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

TableauGrafanaKnowledge GraphsControlled VocabulariesMetadata Standards

Certifications & Qualifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Content ManagementContent WorkflowsCompliance AuditingData AnalysisEnterprise Environments

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GrafanaJavaScriptNode.jsReactTableauTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build systems powering Airbnb content management, including advanced authoring, content workflows, content-quality analytics, compliance auditing, and AI-assisted writer experiences
Own major projects end to end across the software development lifecycle, including breaking down work, planning, and leading a small engineering pod when needed
Partner with content, product, and engineering teams to improve authoring workflows and translate them into technical requirements
Deliver reporting, product integrations, and AI-assisted authoring and editing capabilities
Share technical ownership of Contentstack, extending it with custom UI extensions and React authoring apps following Airbnb’s Design Language System
Build integrations for structured taxonomy and knowledge graph capabilities across support and knowledge surfaces
Improve content organization, security, and discoverability using taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and metadata standards
Design for reliability, security, maintainability, and observability; identify failure modes, participate in incident response, and implement corrective actions
Improve or deprecate low-quality code, services, and frameworks and contribute to technical design and code reviews
Document technical solutions, analyze data, form hypotheses, experiment, and iterate
Coach and mentor engineers, support onboarding, provide feedback, and contribute to interviewing and Airbnb’s technical community
Direct AI agents to explore systems, prototype solutions, generate and review code, and validate changes while maintaining accountability for correctness and quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years designing and implementing complex systems end to end in integrated enterprise environments
Proven experience building and maintaining custom author-facing tools, workflows, automations, and integrations in an enterprise headless CMS; Contentstack preferred
Track record of owning delivery on projects spanning multiple workstreams, including loosely defined work
Depth in front-end and back-end development, preferably with TypeScript, React, and Node.js
Strong working knowledge of large-scale content data analysis, bulk updates, and reporting, including efficient processing of large data volumes
Ability to build and operate high-performance, scalable, fault-tolerant internal tooling and design for failure modes and operational requirements
Fluency with agentic development workflows and directing AI agents to explore, prototype, implement, and review
Clear technical writing and design documentation covering benefits, risks, and tradeoffs
Experience mentoring engineers and giving actionable feedback
Comfort navigating ambiguity and shaping problem definitions
Ability to drive alignment, manage projects, and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Experience with structured data in enterprise taxonomy or knowledge graph platforms preferred
Familiarity with architectural patterns of large-scale web applications, well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, and efficient algorithms preferred
Experience with Tableau or Grafana preferred
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field preferred
Must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits eligibility
Employee Travel Credits
Remote work eligibility
Occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed with the manager
Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process