Remote Staff Software Engineer, Event Logging

Summary

Join Airbnb's Event Logging team as a Staff Software Engineer to lead critical initiatives that shape how the company captures, processes, and leverages event data at scale. As part of this team, you'll have opportunities to work on challenging problems at scale and grow your skills in data engineering and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing next-generation logging systems that process billions of events daily
• Driving architectural decisions that ensure data integrity, efficiency, and compliance across Airbnb's data platform
• Building robust infrastructure that powers data-driven decision-making across the organization
• Defining and executing the technical roadmap for Airbnb's logging infrastructure
• Unlocking new capabilities through improved event logging for cross-functional teams
• Driving adoption of logging best practices across engineering teams
• Contributing to the development of long-term strategies and roadmaps, and influencing the technical direction of our logging infrastructure
• Architecting scalable solutions for real-time and batch event processing
• Driving technical discussions and decision-making across teams
• Designing and implementing robust data governance systems ensuring proper event ownership and lineage
• Optimizing event ingestion pipelines handling billions of events per day
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, assess logging needs, and design efficient solutions that align with business objectives
• Identifying and implementing automation opportunities to improve logging efficiency
• Mentoring and coaching team members, providing guidance and support to enhance their skills and performance