Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Kubernetes & Automation

Airbnb; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbnb is seeking a senior cloud infrastructure engineer to design and deliver scalable, reliable cloud-native platforms. You will work on Kubernetes, autoscaling, and automation to support multiple teams across the organization.

The role requires deep expertise in public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization, with a track record of production debugging and strong cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience on large-scale projects.
• Expertise with AWS, GCP, Azure and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong communication and production debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop the infrastructure platform supporting all teams across Airbnb.
• Focus on Kubernetes, autoscaling, and cloud automation.
• Prioritize reliability, scalability, and high availability.
• Innovate and build cloud-native infrastructure using public cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with engineers to establish a foundation for growth.

Skills

Kubernetes

Docker

Public cloud

Production debugging

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Airbnb is seeking a senior cloud infrastructure engineer to design and deliver scalable, reliable cloud-native platforms. You will work on Kubernetes, autoscaling, and automation to support multiple teams across the organization.

The role requires deep expertise in public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization, with a track record of production debugging and strong cross-team collaboration.