Senior Staff Operations Engineer

Airbnb is a platform where Hosts offer unique stays and experiences, enabling guests to connect with communities authentically.
$212,000 - $286,500
DevOps
Principal Software Engineer
Remote
5,000+ Employees
15+ years of experience
Travel · Consumer

Description For Senior Staff Operations Engineer

Airbnb, founded in 2007, has grown to over 4 million Hosts welcoming more than 1 billion guest arrivals globally. As a Senior Staff Operations Engineer in the BizTech department's Global Operations team, you'll focus on technology strategy for observability architecture, operational efficacy, and automation. You'll drive projects across multiple products and platforms, own the BizTech Observability platform vision, and lead operations architecture planning. Key responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams, maintaining service level objectives, developing testing and monitoring tools, and ensuring service quality and reliability. You'll also lead technical discussions, participate in sprints, and be part of an on-call rotation for high-severity incidents.

Your Expertise:

  • 15+ years of IT Operations, Site Reliability, Observability, Infrastructure, Software Development, AIOps, and architecture experience
  • Proficiency in complex corporate infrastructure, especially Cloud technologies like AWS
  • Strong understanding of networking, systems, applications, and SaaS technologies
  • Coding proficiency in Python or Go
  • Experience with API integrations and event-driven architecture

This US-remote position offers a base pay range of $212,000 - $286,500 USD, with potential for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Airbnb is committed to inclusion and belonging, welcoming applications from diverse talent pools and providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

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Responsibilities For Senior Staff Operations Engineer

  • Drive projects spanning multiple products and platforms
  • Own the BizTech Observability platform vision, strategy, and roadmap
  • Lead operations architecture planning for the next 1-3 years
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to establish and maintain service level objectives
  • Identify and rectify persistent issues through scalable automated solutions
  • Spearhead development and maintenance of testing and monitoring tools
  • Ensure quality and reliability of BizTech services
  • Lead technical strategy and discussions
  • Participate in on-call rotation for high-severity incidents

Requirements For Senior Staff Operations Engineer

Python
Go
  • 15+ years combination of IT Operations, Site Reliability, Observability, Infrastructure, Software Development, AIOps, architecture
  • Experience with Software Development Lifecycles including infrastructure as code, configuration management, distributed version control system, and continuous delivery
  • Proficiency in complex corporate infrastructure environments, particularly in Cloud technologies like AWS
  • Understanding of networking, systems, applications, and SaaS technologies
  • Expertise in leading cross-team projects
  • Coding proficiency in Python or Go
  • Experience with API integrations and event-driven architecture

Benefits For Senior Staff Operations Engineer

Equity
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Employee Travel Credits

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