Airbnb Staff Systems Engineer Infrastructure BizTech 

United States 

178639882

The Difference You Will Make:

As Staff Systems Engineer, you will drive initiatives that span organizational boundaries and elevate the operation and scalability of our systems infrastructure. Through your leadership and technical expertise, you will influence key stakeholders, deliver durable solutions, and establish operational excellence within BizTech.

A Typical Day:

• Infrastructure Development : Design and maintain scalable infrastructure using containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Terraform, ArgoCD) and other legacy infrastructure. Develop workflows and CI/CD pipelines, enhancing efficiency and reliability while ideating solutions to improve core infrastructure functionalities. Create technical documentation, runbooks, and training materials that empower teams to adopt best practices in maintaining and advancing infrastructure.
• Operational Excellence : Respond to operational incidents and security vulnerabilities, performing root cause analyses and implementing system improvements.
• Strategic Vision : Develop roadmaps and OKRs to align the technical roadmap with Airbnb’s priorities, ensuring technical solutions are durable and scalable for future needs.
• Cross-functional Engagement : Build inclusive environments by fostering collaboration across diverse perspectives and aligning shared priorities with business objectives. Share knowledge with team members and mentor ICs, enabling professional growth and aligning individual contributions with organizational goals.

Your Expertise:

• 9+ years of systems engineering experience with Linux/Windows infrastructure management in cloud infrastructures using infrastructure as code techniques.
• Broad experience managing Linux and Windows operating systems infrastructure.
• Expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker and Cloud hosted Kubernetes(EKS/GKE)).
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation such as IAC(Terraform), Kubernetes package management(Helm), deployment(Git and ArgoCD), CI/CD(Jenkins), and configuration management(Chef).
• Programming proficiency in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or Go.
• Mentoring junior staff and associated teams in implementing team technologies.
• Expert-level monitoring and observability skills using Grafana and OpenSearch.
• Creating technical documentation, service catalogs, and post-incident reviews that align with organizational standards and designs.
• Understanding of cost optimization strategies for configurations or infrastructure transitions.
• Extensive knowledge of security, risk assessment methodologies and the ability to implement scalable, resilient systems through failure-mode analysis and innovative designs.
• Excellent collaboration skills, engaging stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience building durable infrastructure systems that empower teams.

Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant disciplines (Ph.D. preferred but not required).
• Deep knowledge of multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure).
• Active participation in technical communities (e.g., open-source contributions, speaking engagements, blogs).
• Experience leading diversity and belonging initiatives, mentoring junior staff, or acting as an ambassador in technical communities.
• Project and/or portfolio management experience using multiple methodologies.
• Experience building durable infrastructure systems that empower cross-functional teams.

Offices: United States