This is an elite role for a seasoned technical leader with over 12 years of experience (or 9+ with a PhD) in large-scale data engineering. You are the ideal can
Work type: onsite
Location: United States
Salary: $244,000 – $305,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This is an elite role for a seasoned technical leader with over 12 years of experience (or 9+ with a PhD) in large-scale data engineering. You are the ideal candidate if you have deep expertise in building petabyte-scale data architectures and are comfortable working at the intersection of product, infrastructure, and machine learning. This position requires a "player-coach" mentality—someone who can architect foundational entity models while evangelizing high-quality software engineering practices across multiple teams. The compensation is highly competitive ($244,000–$305,000 base), supplemented by equity and employee travel credits. While the listing mentions "on-site," the description clarifies it is effectively remote-eligible within the US. This is a rare opportunity to have high-level architectural influence over the core "DNA" (Users, Listings, Marketplaces) of a global platform, driving the transformation toward AI-integrated products. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have extensive experience with **Java, Scala, and Spark** in high-volume, petabyte-scale environments. * Are a subject matter expert in designing foundational data models that support complex ML systems and real-time product features. * Excel at cross-functional leadership, aligning software engineers and data scientists on unified data flows. * Advocate for "Data as Software," emphasizing testing, maintainability, and reliable monitoring.
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.
The Community You Will Join:
Marketplaces Data and AI is a group of passionate machine learning, software, data, and analytics engineers. We are responsible for developing new, cutting-edge AI and data products that leverage Airbnb’s massive datasets across Users, Listings, Pricing, and Supply/Demand. You will be a crucial part of the Guest and Host organization, building the intelligence that powers the web and native apps used by hundreds of millions of guests and hosts globally.
The Difference You Will Make:
You will own some of the most critical data at Airbnb including Users, Listings, and Marketplaces. You will help uplevel Data Engineering practice and foundation while partnering with partner and infra teams to ship data products and ML models. This is a unique opportunity to shape how we develop data products for not just the Users, Listings, and Marketplaces team but also across Airbnb.
You will play a major role in how data is integrated into our Guest and Host products by
We are in the middle of tremendous growth and transformation in the data domain, with significant investments into intelligent products powered by Machine Learning. We are seeking product oriented Senior Staff Data Engineers to drive entity models across Users, Listings, and Marketplace and product initiatives across Quality, Merchandising, and Supply growth.
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. [Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list.](https://careers.airbnb.com/) If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com](mailto:reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com). Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
How We'll Take Care of You:
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.
Pay Range
$244,000—$305,000 USD