Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Airbnb, a leading global travel platform founded in 2007, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Data Engineering to join their team. This role spans multiple critical areas including Payments, Marketing Technology, and Community Support Data Platform. The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale data challenges, processing billions of dollars in transactions across 190+ countries and 70+ currencies.

The role involves building and maintaining sophisticated data pipelines, developing data models, and ensuring data quality across various critical systems. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies like Spark, Kafka, and various distributed systems, while collaborating with cross-functional teams including Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Software Engineers.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be instrumental in managing and deriving insights from large volumes of data, creating data-powered products, and ensuring high fidelity of financial data. The position offers the chance to work on foundational data assets, including marketing communication, growth attribution, and ads performance metrics.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $191,000 to $223,000 USD, with additional benefits including Employee Travel Credits. This is a remote-eligible position within the United States, offering flexibility while maintaining connection with Airbnb's collaborative culture through occasional office visits or offsites.

The ideal candidate will bring 5-9+ years of relevant experience, strong technical expertise in distributed systems and data warehousing, and excellent communication skills. This role presents an outstanding opportunity to make a significant impact on one of the world's leading travel platforms while working with cutting-edge data technologies and solving complex challenges at scale.