Staff Systems Engineer, Infrastructure, BizTech

at Airbnb
📍 United States
USD 180,000-225,000 per year
SENIOR
✅ Remote

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Chef @ 6 Docker @ 4 Go @ 4 Grafana @ 4 Jenkins @ 6 Kubernetes @ 4 Linux @ 7 Ruby @ 4 Terraform @ 4 Python @ 4 GCP @ 7 CI/CD @ 4 ArgoCD @ 4 AWS @ 7 Azure @ 7 Git @ 6 Helm @ 6 JavaScript @ 4 Mentoring @ 4

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

  • Architect, build, and manage corporate infrastructure ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability across a variety of platforms.
  • Design and maintain scalable infrastructure using containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, ArgoCD).
  • Develop workflows and CI/CD pipelines to increase efficiency and reliability.
  • Create technical documentation, runbooks, and training materials.
  • Respond to operational incidents and security vulnerabilities, perform root cause analyses, and implement system improvements.
  • Develop roadmaps and OKRs to align technical initiatives with business priorities.
  • Foster collaboration across teams, mentor individual contributors, and share knowledge.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of systems engineering experience managing Linux/Windows infrastructures in cloud environments using infrastructure as code.
  • Expertise in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes EKS/GKE).
  • Proficiency with infrastructure automation (Terraform), Kubernetes package management (Helm), deployment tools (Git, ArgoCD), CI/CD (Jenkins), and configuration management (Chef).
  • Programming skills in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or Go.
  • Experience mentoring junior staff and teams.
  • Expert-level monitoring and observability skills with Grafana and OpenSearch.
  • Ability to create technical documentation, service catalogs, and incident reviews.
  • Understanding of cost optimization for infrastructure.
  • Knowledge of security, risk assessment, failure-mode analysis, and resilient system design.
  • Excellent collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Nice to Have

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields; Ph.D. preferred.
  • Deep knowledge of multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure).
  • Participation in technical communities, open-source contributions, speaking, or blogging.
  • Experience leading diversity initiatives and mentoring.
  • Project or portfolio management experience.

Location and Work Policy

  • US Remote Eligible, must reside in state where Airbnb has a registered entity.
  • Occasional office or offsite work as agreed with manager.

Compensation

  • Base salary range from $180,000 to $225,000 USD.
  • Potential eligibility for bonuses, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.