Staff Software Engineer, Data Catalog
Required skills
- Data Catalog
- Data Infrastructure
- Data Ecosystem
- Data Discovery
- Metadata Management
- Data Quality
- Data Lineage
- Data Governance
- Ownership Management
- Data Classification
Nice to have
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science
- Data Storage
- Distributed Processing Technologies
Role summary
Airbnb is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of Data Catalog infrastructure products within its Data Infrastructure organization. This role involves building tools, standards, and processes for data discovery, metadata management, data quality, and data governance across Airbnb's data ecosystem. Responsibilities include developing data catalog products, implementing metadata infrastructure for governance, building end-to-end data lineage solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate has 9+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on data infrastructure, strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala, and experience with distributed processing technologies and data catalog/governance frameworks.
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:
Airbnb is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping create a world where anyone can belong anywhere. It takes a unified team committed to our core values to achieve this goal. Airbnb's various functions embody the company's innovative spirit and our fast-moving team is committed to leading as a 21st century company.
The Difference You Will Make:
We are looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our Data Infrastructure organization and lead our efforts in building Data Catalog infrastructure products across Airbnb’s Data Ecosystem. In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams to develop and build infrastructure, tooling, standards, and processes to ensure all data assets at Airbnb are cataloged, discoverable and governed.
A Typical Day:
Your Expertise:
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. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. 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: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Airbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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$212,000—$265,000 USDReasonable Accommodations: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
A Note on Recruiting Scams: Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @airbnb.com or @ext.airbnb.com email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing. We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.
Sample Airbnb interview questions
- 1
Design a group chat application
system designmedium - 2
Build a machine learning pipeline for distributed environments.
system designmedium - 3
Create a distributed A/B testing framework for scalable testing.
system designmedium - 4
How would you design a ticketing platform
system designmedium - 5
How would you design a real time ranking system for Fortnite
system designmedium
Get started to unlock a personalized interview prep pack for this role.
Similar roles
- Software Engineer, PaymentsAirbnb · Remote · Remote
- Product Manager, LATAM (São Paulo, Brazil)Airbnb · Remote · Remote
Staff Software Engineer, Data PlatformFunction Health · Remote · Remote- Staff Software Engineer, SalesforceDAT Freight & Analytics · Denver, CO · Hybrid
- Software Engineer II - Seller ExperienceStubHub · New York, NY · Hybrid
- Senior Software Engineer, Cloud ApplicationsTemporal · Remote · Hybrid
