Description
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Data Authoring Platform
Location: Remote USA
Department: Software Engineering
Job Description:
Airbnb's Data Authoring Platform exists to turn raw data into decision-grade insight , fast, reliable, and at scale. We provide a single, paved path for 4,000+ internal data producers and consumers to model, transform, and serve trustworthy data and metrics that power everything from A/B experimentation to executive dashboards.
The difference you will make:
As a member of this team, you will be working with talented engineers on building infrastructure to solve cutting-edge semantic layer and data transformation problems. Our platform provides democratized access to data. You will make it easier for thousands of internal users to build and consume high-quality data models, data pipelines, and business-critical metrics to enable tactical and strategic decision-making at all levels of Airbnb across product, finance, operations, and other areas.
In particular, engineers, designers, and other product leaders will leverage the tools you work on to explore and develop new product experiences from ideation to implementation at scale. They will be able to experiment with product concepts and make the correct choice about what is right for our customers.
We believe data is the voice of our customers at scale. The tools you build will help improve the Airbnb product for every guest and host.
A typical day:
- Build and extend the capabilities of our query rewriting service.
- Research the latest semantic layer techniques and database engine features to determine what Minerva's priorities should be.
- Partner with teams across the company to improve the impact of data, especially by making it easier to query data.
- Participate in all phases of software development from architecture/design through implementation, testing, and on-call.
Your expertise:
- 5+ years in a hands-on software engineering role, shipping high-quality code to production.
- Experience with at least one modern, general programming language.
- Experience at the boundary between data engineering and software engineering.
- Experience with a data platform with multiple abstraction or semantic layers.
- A deep understanding of OOP and API design patterns.
- Experience working closely with other engineering teams across complex interfaces.
- Strong communication skills and a track record of leading projects across teams.
Required Skills:
- Programming languages: Python, Java, C++, etc.
- Data platforms: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Cassandra, etc.
- Database management systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
- Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, macOS, etc.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with cloud-based services: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.
- Familiarity with containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices: CI/CD, testing, monitoring, etc.
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: $196,000-$230,000 USD