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Engineering Manager, Core Foundation

1 hour, 27 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Engineering Manager
Software Development
Agile Android iOS
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Airbnb

Airbnb

Airbnb is the world's largest community-driven hospitality company, offering homes and experiences in 191 countries. It is an online marketplace connecting people to unique accommodations and experiences globally.

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
5K-10K
Founded 2008
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Description

  • Set the vision and multi-year technical direction for Core Foundation and turn it into clear roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
  • Lead client foundation solutions for instrumentation, performance guardrails, architecture patterns, and developer-friendly platforms.
  • Define long-term direction for client foundations and influence how product engineering is done across Airbnb.
  • Drive adoption of consistent cross-platform architecture, standards, and best practices for feature development.
  • Improve app performance and health through guardrails, proactive insights, and paved-path tooling.
  • Provide a unified event logging and observability experience that supports reliable data-driven decisions.
  • Partner with Platform, Analytics Infrastructure, Data Platform, and peer Product Foundation teams to align standards and integrate capabilities.
  • Guide technical staff on lint/compilation rules, observability defaults, and configuration patterns, with documentation and hands-on support.
  • Review foundational system designs with attention to maintainability, delivery tradeoffs, and cross-platform consistency.
  • Manage team operations including staffing, prioritization, delivery predictability, incident learnings, and quality improvements.
  • Recruit, coach, and develop an inclusive, high-performing team and grow senior technical leaders and future managers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years in engineering management.
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional or cross-platform foundation/platform teams.
  • Proven track record establishing client-side performance and health practices, observability, and adoption of paved-path tooling at scale.
  • Hands-on background in at least one client platform: iOS, Android, or Web.
  • Fluency in modern app and feature architecture patterns, with comfort collaborating across iOS, Android, and Web.
  • Experience building or stewarding event logging and instrumentation platforms.
  • Experience improving data quality for analytics and experimentation.
  • Strong cross-org influence and stakeholder management with Platform, Product, Design, and Data partners.
  • Clear, persuasive written and verbal communication skills.
  • Commitment to inclusive leadership, talent development, and psychologically safe, high-ownership teams.
  • Experience with cross-platform consistency initiatives and developer experience investments, preferred.
  • Familiarity with configuration and server-driven paradigms, preferred.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $204,000 to $255,000 USD.
  • Eligible for bonus.
  • Eligible for equity.
  • Eligible for benefits.
  • Eligible for Employee Travel Credits.
  • US-remote eligible.
  • Occasional work from an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites may be required, as agreed with your manager.

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