Remote Principal Engineer, Marketing Technology

Summary

Join our Marketing Technology Team as a Principal Engineer to lead the architectural design and strategic direction of the next generation MarTech Platform. You will work closely with other technology leaders across Airbnb to build an enterprise level platform that is flexible, scalable, and user-friendly.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, related field, or equivalent work
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with a significant portion dedicated to system architecture and design with focus in Platforms, Data and distributed systems
• Demonstrated expertise in building and scaling high-availability systems and platforms, with a deep understanding of service-oriented architecture. Have architected/shipped several large-scale projects with multiple dependencies across teams
• Strong leadership skills, with 5+ years of experience as a senior-level technical lead or architect, driving the technical direction and strategy across multiple teams or projects
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of working effectively across teams and organizations
• Experience leading and mentoring other senior ICs
• Intellectual curiosity to approach challenges with fresh perspective and awareness associated with industry trends and dynamics

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term architectural vision, technology strategy, and roadmap for the MarTech team, focusing on scalability, performance, privacy and security
• Partner with the MarTech leadership to evolve and enhance the following systems: Paid Advertising Platform covering SEM, Affiliates, Display and Brand Measurement
• Content Management - tools to create, manage and publish personalized content across all marketing channels
• Customer Data Management - Data Segmentation and Unified Customer Profile
• Customer Journey Mapping -  tools to create, manage and publish automated customer marketing and product life cycles
• Airbnb Notifications Platform - delivers billions of notifications yearly to Guests and Hosts
• Data & AI/ML platform - data and intelligence that powers and enables measurement of  personalized content across all marketing channels
• Drive the design and implementation of high-impact projects that enhance user experience and data integrity across all user interactions
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Product, Data Science, Engineering teams and Business teams to deliver holistic and high-quality customer-centric solutions
• Advocate for and implement best practices and standards in system design, development, and maintenance
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning
• Influence company-wide technology decisions and contribute to the broader architectural roadmap

Benefits

Pay Range $288,000 — $341,500 USD