Staff Software Engineer, Data Warehouse Compute

Summary

Join Airbnb's Data Warehouse Infrastructure team and build the next generation big data compute platform. You will operate and improve the reliability and performance of the platform, write maintainable code, and contribute to open source software. This role requires 10+ years of experience with data infrastructure and big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and Trino. Proficiency in Java or Scala and experience with distributed systems are essential. The position is US-remote eligible with occasional office work, and offers a competitive salary, bonus, equity, benefits, and employee travel credits.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
• 10+ years of experience working with data infrastructure, with a focus on big data technologies
• Proficiency in big data technologies such as Hadoop, Yarn, Spark, Presto/ Trino, Hive, and AWS EMR
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Scala
• Extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Familiar with database systems, both SQL and NoSQL
• Proven ability to collaborate with other teams to define system requirements, identify potential solutions, and test and integrate systems
• Capacity to troubleshoot and resolve complex data infrastructure problems
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Responsibilities

• Design and build the next generation big data compute platform to empower data ETL, analytics and machine learning at Airbnb
• Operate, manage and improve the reliability, performance, observability and cost efficiency of the platform
• Write maintainable and self-documenting code, perform code reviews
• Work on, and contribute to open source software, and have industry impact

Benefits

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits