Airbnb
Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse
$212K–$265K
USA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- USA
United States - Experience
- 10+ years working with data infrastructure, with a focus on big data technologies.
- Education
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred.
About the job
Build and operate Airbnb’s big data compute platform for ETL, analytics, and machine learning, improving its reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency.
What you'll do
- Design and build the next generation big data compute platform.
- Operate and improve platform reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency.
- Write and review maintainable code, and contribute to open source software.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of experience working with data infrastructure, focused on big data technologies.
- Proficiency in big data technologies such as Spark, Presto/Trino, and Kubernates.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Java or Scala.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems; expertise in multithreading and concurrency programming.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database systems.
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred.
Pay
$212,000 — $265,000 USD (base pay)
Tools
Hadoop, Spark, Trino, Iceberg, Airflow, Presto, Kubernates, Java
AI focus
Build a big data compute platform that supports machine learning.
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