Senior Manager - Engineering, Auth Infrastructure

March 29

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Airbnb is a global online marketplace that connects people looking for accommodation with hosts offering unique and diverse lodging options, often in residential properties. Users can book spaces ranging from one-bedroom apartments to entire homes and boutique hotels. Airbnb also offers experiences, allowing guests to book activities hosted by locals, providing an authentic travel experience.

travel accommodations • collaborative economy • hospitality

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2007

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2020-12

📋 Description

• Lead and manage two distinct engineering teams: one focused on user authentication and the other on user authorization management. • Define and drive the technical roadmap and strategy for Airbnb's authentication and authorization infrastructure. • Mentor and develop a high performing team of engineers and managers, providing guidance and feedback. • Collaborate effectively with senior engineers, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver impactful solutions. • Sustain efficient operations and lead incident response for critical systems. • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in authentication, authorization, and security.

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong track record of building and operating high-scale, distributed systems. • 7+ years of experience in an engineering management role, leading and growing multiple engineering teams, and managing managers. • Experience in developing long-term strategy in building secure, fault-tolerant and reliable authentication and authorization systems at scale. • Strong technical proficiency in at least one major programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Ruby). • Experience working with cloud platforms (preferably AWS, K8s) and related infrastructure. • Experience with incident management and root cause analysis for critical, high-availability systems. • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Proven ability to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent. • Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.