Principal Engineer, Growth Platform Engineering

at Airbnb
šŸ“ United States
USD 288,000-360,000 per year
SENIOR
āœ… Remote

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Marketing @ 4 Security @ 4 Distributed Systems @ 8 Data Science @ 4 Leadership @ 4 AdTech @ 7 Communication @ 4 Mentoring @ 4 SEM @ 4 System Architecture @ 8

Details

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 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.

Responsibilities

  • Define the long-term architectural vision, technology strategy, and roadmap for the MarTech team, focusing on scalability, performance, privacy and security. Serve as the strategic thought partner within the organization.
  • Partner with the Tech and Business leadership to evolve and enhance the following systems:
    • Content Management: Tools to create, manage and publish personalized content across all marketing channels
    • Customer Journey Mapping: Tools to create, manage and publish automated customer marketing and product life cycles
    • Customer Data Management: Data Segmentation and Unified Customer Profile
    • Data & AI/ML platform: Data and intelligence that powers and enables measurement of personalized content across all marketing channels.
    • Airbnb Notifications Platform: Delivers billions of notifications yearly to Guests and Hosts.
    • Paid Advertising Platform covering SEM, Affiliates, Display and Brand Measurement.
  • Drive the design and implementation of high-impact projects that enhance user experience and data integrity across all user interactions.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data Science, Engineering teams and Business teams to deliver holistic and high-quality customer-centric solutions.
  • Advocate for and implement best practices and standards in system design, development, and maintenance.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
  • Influence company-wide technology decisions and contribute to the broader architectural roadmap.

Requirements

  • BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on system architecture and design in Platforms, Data and distributed systems.
  • Expertise in building and scaling high-availability systems and platforms, strong understanding of service-oriented architecture.
  • Experience architecting and shipping large-scale projects with multiple dependencies across teams.
  • 5+ years in senior technical lead or architect roles driving technical direction and strategy.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience leading and mentoring senior individual contributors.
  • Intellectual curiosity and awareness of industry trends.
  • Deep knowledge in MarTech or AdTech is highly desirable.

Benefits

  • Base pay range from $288,000 to $360,000 USD, subject to factors like training, skills, experience, business needs, and market demands.
  • Eligibility for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
  • Remote eligible within the United States, with occasional office work or attendance at offsites as agreed.
  • Commitment to inclusion and belonging fostering diverse ideas and a disability inclusive application process.