Airbnb Staff Software Engineer Analytics Infrastructure 

United States 

468265403

The difference you will make:

As a member of this team you would be working with talented engineers on building infrastructure to solve cutting edge semantic layer problems. The primary focus of this position will be on our MinervaSQL server and adding new features by researching what the industry at large is doing and applying those techniques internally. You will work closely with customers to identify problem areas and then work to solve them.

A typical day:

• Build and extend the capabilities of our MinervaSQL query rewriting service.
• Research the latest semantic layer techniques and database engine features to determine what Minerva’s priorities should be.
• Partner with teams across the company to improve the impact of metric infrastructure, especially by making it easier to query data.
• Participate in all phases of software development from architecture/design through implementation, testing, and on-call.

Your expertise:

• 9+ years in a hands-on software engineering role, shipping high quality code to production.
• Experience with at least one modern, general programming language.
• Experience at the boundary between data engineering and software engineering.
• Experience with a data platform with multiple abstraction or semantic layers.
• A deep understanding of OOP and API design patterns.
• Experience working closely with other engineering teams across complex interfaces.
• Strong communication skills and a track record of leading projects across teams.
• [Bonus points] Experience with OLAP databases and engines
• [Bonus points] Experience with data warehouse technologies

Offices: United States