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Senior Engineering Manager, Media Foundation

Airbnb· Media Foundation
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Hybrid (US - Remote Eligible)$248k - $310kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for building and operating Airbnb's media infrastructure (uploads, AI/ML transformations, distribution, and presentation) powering photos, videos, and documents across the platform. Owns reliability, scalability, and evolution of media systems, leads managers and engineers, and shapes the platform's technical strategy and roadmap.

Responsibilities

  • Set technical strategy and architecture for media infrastructure across multiple teams, aligning investment with product and business priorities.
  • Lead, coach, and grow other managers and senior technical leads, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work.
  • Partner with Product, Design, Trust, and other infrastructure orgs to shape a resilient, scalable media platform roadmap.
  • Champion engineering excellence and operational rigor, and resolve systemic technical debt affecting reliability, performance, or velocity.
  • Retain, grow, and hire a diverse team of high-performing engineers and managers to execute an ambitious media platform vision.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of industry experience, with a minimum of 6+ years in engineering management, including managing other managers or senior technical leads.
  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience.
  • Deep expertise in large-scale distributed systems, with a track record of setting technical strategy and architecture across multiple teams; media/content infrastructure experience (ingestion, processing, storage, CDN delivery) is a strong plus.
  • Strong product instinct and communication skills, with proven experience influencing senior cross-functional and cross-organizational partners to deliver high-quality, user-facing platform capabilities.
  • Track record of leading and shipping large, cross-team initiatives with significant business impact, and building a culture of operational excellence, quality, and reliability.
  • Sound judgment balancing short-term business needs with long-term technical and organizational health, with a flexible leadership style suited to varying team maturity.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, retain, grow, and acquire critical engineering and management talent, with a strong commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within teams.

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipDistributed systemsPeople managementCommunication

Benefits

  • Pay range: $248,000—$310,000 USD (base)
  • Bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits may apply
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries. And with world-class customer service and a growing community of users, Airbnb is the easiest way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions. No global movement springs from individuals. It takes an entire team united behind something big. Together, we work hard, we laugh a lot, we brainstorm nonstop, we use hundreds of Post-Its a week, and we give the best high-fives in town. Headquartered in San Francisco, we have satellite offices in Dublin, London, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, Berlin, Moscow, São Paolo, Sydney, and Singapore.

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