Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Airbnb is a global platform connecting hosts and guests through stays and experiences. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the Media Foundation team in building and operating the infrastructure for photo, video, and document uploads, processing, storage, distribution, and presentation. The role oversees technical strategy, system reliability and scalability, cross-functional partnerships, and the growth of engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
Responsibilities
- Set technical strategy and architecture for media infrastructure across multiple teams, aligning investment with product and business priorities
- Lead, coach, and grow other managers and senior technical leads, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work
- Partner with Product, Design, Trust, and other infrastructure orgs to shape a resilient, scalable media platform roadmap
- Champion engineering excellence and operational rigor, and resolve systemic technical debt affecting reliability, performance, or velocity
- Retain, grow, and hire a diverse team of high-performing engineers and managers to execute an ambitious media platform vision
Skills
- 12+ years of industry experience, with a minimum of 6+ years in engineering management, including managing other managers or senior technical leads
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
- Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, with a track record of setting technical strategy and architecture across multiple teams; media/content infrastructure experience (ingestion, processing, storage, CDN delivery) is a strong plus
- Strong product instinct and communication skills, with proven experience influencing senior cross-functional and cross-organizational partners to deliver high-quality, user-facing platform capabilities
- Track record of leading and shipping large, cross-team initiatives with significant business impact, and building a culture of operational excellence, quality, and reliability
- Sound judgment balancing short-term business needs with long-term technical and organizational health, with a flexible leadership style suited to varying team maturity
- Demonstrated ability to identify, retain, grow, and acquire critical engineering and management talent, with a strong commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within teams
- This position is US - Remote Eligible
- The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager
- While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity
Benefits
- US - Remote Eligible
- Eligible for bonus
- Eligible for equity
- Eligible for benefits
- Eligible for Employee Travel Credits
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