Engineering Manager, Media Foundation: Ingestion & Serving Team

Traveltechessentialist; California (MO); Remote; USD 204,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead its Media Ingestion & Serving team. This role involves shaping team vision, mentoring engineers, and ensuring operational excellence. Candidates should have significant engineering management experience and expertise in backend systems and media infrastructure. The position is remote eligible, with a competitive salary range of $204,000 — $255,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of engineering management experience.
• 9+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute on a vision and roadmap for media foundation.
• Nurture a culture of technical quality.
• Mentor and empower senior individual contributors.

Skills

Engineering management

Large-scale backend systems

Media infrastructure

Communication skills

Leadership adaptability

Operational excellence

Job description

Overview

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

We are building Airbnb’s next-gen Media infrastructure, a mission-critical foundation that powers the immersive experiences central to our product vision. As part of the Product Foundation Org, you and your team will be at the forefront of innovation, directly impacting how millions of users engage with Airbnb by building and improving the core media capabilities that unlock a whole slew of exciting new features across the platform. Your work will be crucial to shaping the future of discovery, booking, and connection on Airbnb.

The Difference You Will Make

As the Media Ingestion & Serving team Engineering Manager, you lead a team of talented & diverse software engineers to build & operate Airbnb’s Media infrastructure. You play a significant role in shaping the team vision and help steer the organization towards our larger goals. This includes day-to-day operations, technical deep dives, community engagement, and strategic planning. You work closely with your peers across Product & Infrastructure Engineering, Marketing, and Operations orgs.

Our engineering managers are responsible for creating the vision and then delivering a solution that is flexible, always available, efficient, and scales with the needs of the business. Each manager brings their own unique skill set, experiences, thought leadership and technical expertise to solve these technical challenges for Airbnb.

A Typical Day

• Work with team leads and cross-functional leads to define and execute on an end to end vision and roadmap for Airbnb’s Media Foundation
• Nurture a culture of technical quality from design, through code review, to production, and ongoing operational excellence.
• Build strong partnerships with internal teams across product and infrastructure by developing and communicating a clear and impactful vision and priorities for the team.
• 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.

Your Expertise

• 3-5+ years of engineering management experience, with 9+ years of relevant software development experience in a fast paced tech environment.
• Strong expertise in building large-scale backend systems and experience building & maintaining media infrastructure.
• You have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and with teams across the engineering, product & design organizations
• Flexible in leadership style, can adapt to a variety of ways of working depending on the situation.
• Creating a strong culture of operational excellence with focus on raising the bar for quality, reliability, and availability.
• You are passionate about efficiency, availability, technical quality and system quality.
• Able to identify, retain, grow, and acquire critical talent.

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. Please check the up-to-date list of excluded states before applying. 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: [e-mail]. 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 — $255,000 USD