Manager, Engineering - Client Data & Networking Platform

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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
204K-260K Annually
Senior level
Real Estate • Travel • PropTech
The Role
Manage the Client Data & Networking Platform team, mentor engineers, drive product strategies, and collaborate on projects to enhance engineering practices at Airbnb.
Summary Generated by Built In

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:

The Client Data & Networking Platform’s mission is to develop the client networking libraries, frameworks, best practices and tools that empower engineers at Airbnb to build fast and reliable data-dependent features with high velocity and quality. We own Airbnb’s in-house front end API client supporting REST and GraphQL used by nearly all of Airbnb’s teams and users. This team educates engineers across the organization, shaping the paved path, best practices and influencing the engineering culture.

The Difference You Will Make:

  • As the manager of the Client Data & Networking Platform, you will partner with tech leads to shape the team’s strategy and deliver projects that transform the way 800+ engineers build and launch features.
  • Mentor and empower senior ICs to grow their impact beyond individual contributions, creating opportunities for them to lead technical initiatives that span across platforms and organizations.
  • Drive product thinking and cultivate a product mindset within the team by establishing user research processes, customer outreach, surveys, etc. to ensure the team’s tools and systems evolve to meet the changing needs of Airbnb's engineering community.

A Typical Day: 

  • Prioritizing projects across stakeholders and scope to deliver impact to our client engineering community
  • Fostering relationships with partner teams and stakeholders
  • Collaborating with other platform teams on shared projects / principles
  • Coaching and mentoring the team with empathy to do their best work while growing in their roles and responsibilities
  • Partnering with Staff engineers to assist them in aligning architecture trade-offs and designing strategy
  • Contributing to the broader organization’s culture and processes with a “first team” mentality

Your Expertise:

  • 9+ years of overall engineering experience with 3-5+ years as a full-time manager
  • BS or MS in CS or related field
  • Experience working on a client platform (Android, iOS or Web), familiarity or interest in GraphQL and client performance.
  • Experience and desire to act as the team’s product manager
  • Able to effectively work with senior leadership in setting strategic 12+ month direction.
  • Experience supporting and coaching multiple Staff+ and Senior engineers 
  • Experience managing a remote/distributed team
  • Experience working on or leading an Infrastructure or Platform team supporting a medium to large engineering organization

Your Location:

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. 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: [email protected]. 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

$204,000$260,000 USD

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The Company
HQ: Dublin
14,622 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging—a community that was born in 2008 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million hosts who have welcomed over 800 million guest arrivals to about 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the globe. Hosts on Airbnb are everyday people who share their worlds to provide guests with the feeling of connection and being at home. At Airbnb, we believe that hosts, guests and the communities where we operate are all stakeholders we have a responsibility to serve, and that by serving them alongside our employees and investors, we will build an enduringly successful company.

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