Senior Engineering Manager, Media Foundation
AirbnbShort-term Rentals company
United States$248,000 - $310,000 USDManager
Sequoia Capital
Greylock Partners
Andreessen Horowitz
Founders Fund
Y Combinator
Silver Lake
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Senior Engineering Manager for Media Foundation at Airbnb.
- •Lead a team of engineers to build and operate Airbnb's media infrastructure, powering all photo, video, and document interactions on the platform.
- •Shape the team's vision and drive strategic planning for media capabilities.
- •Key Responsibilities Set technical strategy and architecture for media infrastructure across multiple teams.
- •Lead, coach, and grow other managers and senior technical leads.
- •Partner with Product, Design, Trust, and other infrastructure orgs to shape a resilient, scalable media platform roadmap.
- •Champion engineering excellence and operational rigor.
- •Retain, grow, and hire a diverse team of high-performing engineers and managers.
- •Requirements 12+ years of industry experience, with 6+ years in engineering management.
- •Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in CS, or equivalent experience.
- •Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems; media/content infrastructure experience is a strong plus.
- •Strong product instinct and communication skills, with proven experience influencing cross-functional partners.
- •Track record of leading large, cross-team initiatives and building a culture of operational excellence.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementMicroservicesAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaDatadogNginx
Nice-to-have skills
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaGoSQLBashReactNode.jsREST API
Domain expertise
travel
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaGoSQLBashReactNode.jsMicroservicesAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaDatadogNginxGitLinuxJiraConfluenceREST APIgRPCWebSockets